American English
/ɪmˈpʰɑ.sə.bl̩/
4 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Not able to happen or be done.
Practice out loudNot able to happen or be done.
It is impossible to finish this today.
It is impossible for us to arrive by noon.
an impossible task · an impossible goal · an impossible dream · seem impossible
impossible to + verb
It is impossible for + person + to + verb
Very difficult to deal with, satisfy, or control.
The customer was impossible to satisfy.
My boss is impossible to work with.
an impossible customer · an impossible child · impossible demands
an impossible + noun
someone is impossible to + verb
Anything can happen or be achieved.
With enough practice, nothing is impossible.
Achieve something that seemed unable to happen.
The new technology may make the impossible possible.