hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
hampers
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present tense formof hamper (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It also stressed the need for greater transparency around how social media works as "opaque algorithms and content moderation hampers the ability of young users to understand why certain content is recommended, suppressed or removed".
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The skills deficit hampers new grads as they are trying to launch themselves, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
The lack of a reliable service hampers the ability of residents to get around, although the kindness of strangers can provide a lifeline.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
At 2.25%, the main rate sits at the low end of the central bank’s estimate for neutral, or the level at which policy neither stimulates nor hampers growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
People in Spokane found their picnic hampers and filled them with sandwiches and loaded them in the backseats of their own cars and headed west.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
