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I was immersed in a book and didn't hear the phone.

im • mi • grant awl| / ' 1шэ9гэп: / noun [count]

a person who comes to another country to live there Many immigrants to the U.S. come from Mexico.

im • mi • grate awl / ' тэдге^ / verb

( im • mi • grates, im • mi • grat ing, im • mi • grat • ed )

to come to live in a country, after leaving your own country His family immigrated to Israel.

—Look at emigrate .

im • mi • gra • tion aw / |1шэ ' greifn /

[noncount]

the process of coming to live in a country that is not your own

The government is trying to control illegal immigration.

im • mor • al / i morsl / adjective

(used about people and their behavior) not honest or good It's immoral to steal.

—Look at moral .

im • mor • tal / i ' mortl /

living or lasting forever

im • mune / i ' myun / adjective

( health ) If you are immune to a disease, you cannot get it

You're immune to the chicken pox if you've had it before.

im • mu • ni • ty / i 'myunsti / noun [ noncount ] You can build up your natural immunity to viruses.

im • mune sys • tem / i myun |sistsm / noun

[ count ]

( biology , health ) the system in your body that fights

against infection and disease

The virus attacks your immune system.

im • mu • nize / ' imysnaiz / verb ( im . mu . niz es , im . mu . niz . ing , im . mu . nized )

( health ) to protect someone from a disease by putting a substance that protects the body (called a vaccine ) into their blood

im • mu • ni • za • tion / |imysns' zeijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

an immunization program

im • pactAWL| / ' imprekt / noun [ count ]

the effect that something has

I hope this campaign will have an impact on young people.

im .pa .tient © / im'peijht/ adjective

not wanting to wait for something

Don't be so impatient! The bus will be here soon.

—ANTONYM patient

im • pa • tience / im' peijns / noun [ noncount ] He couldn't hide his impatience.

im • pa • tient • ly / im' peijntli / adverb "Hurry up!" she said impatiently.

im • peach / im ' pitj / verb

( im .peach . es , im .peach ing , im .peached )

( politics ) to officially accuse a public official of a crime or of doing something bad in their job

im • peach • ment / im ' pitjmsnt / noun [ count, noncount ]

im • per • a • tive 1 / im'perstiv / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) the form of a verb that you use

for telling someone to do something

"Listen!" and "Go away!" are in the imperative .

im • per • a • tive 2 / im ' perstiv / adjective

very important

It is imperative that you see a doctor immediately. —SYNONYM vital

im • per • fect / im ' psrfikt / adjective

with mistakes or faults It's an imperfect system.

—ANTONYM perfect

im • per • fec • tion / impsr ' fekjn / noun

[ count, noncount ] a few slight imperfections

—ANTONYM perfection

im • per • son • ate / im ' psrssneit / verb ( im .per.son . ates , im per.son . at . ing , im per.son . at.ed )

to copy the way another person speaks or behaves, usually

in order to make people laugh

Have you heard him impersonate the president?

im • per • ti • nent / im ' psrtn^snt / adjective ( formal )

rude and not showing respect Don't be impertinent!

im • ple • ment 1 aw / ' implsment / [ count ]

a tool that you use, especially for working outside farm implements

im • ple • ment 2 aw / ' implsmsnt /