hinder
verb (used with object)
has hindered
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present perfectof hinder (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 blistering heat also has hindered efforts to fight massive wildfires raging in Colorado and Utah.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
He said the media "repeatedly interfered with the investigation" into his daughter's disappearance in 2007 and believes this has hindered the search for her.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
UCLA’s history of carving out licensing and other fundraising deals to support student operations has hindered the athletic department’s revenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
But this lack of specificity blurs the distinct roles and reactions of individual cell types and has hindered the development of targeted treatments, as therapies could not be finely tuned to address specific cellular dynamics.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2024
There are some, indeed, who think that it has hindered us from doing so, that we are becoming merely universal connoisseurs who can criticize anything and produce nothing.
From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney
