hamper
verb (used with object)
to hold back; hinder; impede.
has hampered
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present perfectof hamper (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The epicentre of this outbreak of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, is in the east of DR Congo where insecurity has hampered control efforts.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Until users’ ages are verified, Roblox said it is limiting their ability to communicate with each other through the platform, which has hampered engagement.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
A number of North Sea oil companies have removed staff from their installations because bad weather has hampered efforts to get supplies to them.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
“We believe the fear of the unknown has hampered returns and will continue to be an overhang unless legislative factors change,” Zimmerman wrote.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
But neither the respect felt for German ability nor the secret influence of German finance has hampered Italy in the conduct of the war.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Francis Trevelyan Miller
