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Meanings of forestall in English

Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
impossibilitar
Spanish
imposibilitar

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.

        evitar
        Catalan
        anticipar-se

        Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.

              anticipar-se
              Usage of forestall in English
              1
              Ender, however, was trying to figure out a way to forestall vengeance.
              Ender’s Game
              2
              By supplying liquidity, the authorities hoped to forestall a problem of solvency.
              Reuters
              3
              The high spirits of the boy sought to forestall the next move.
              The Heart of Unaga
              4
              Tay held up his hand quickly to forestall Vree Erreden's angry reply.
              The First King of Shannara
              5
              Champney hastened to forestall her; his aunt shook her finger at him.
              Flamsted quarries
              6
              With my old hands I tried to forestall the sword of Fate.
              The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
              7
              Quoth the Khalif, Thou shalt not forestall me with talk and prate.
              Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
              8
              I am sorry that Mr. Carrington has thought proper to forestall me.
              Democracy, an American novel
              9
              Depend upon it you are lost, if you do not forestall them.
              The Pacha of Many Tales
              10
              To forestall this dreaded calamity, they freely devoted their lives and fortunes.
              The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
              11
              However, I wish to forestall two objections which will undoubtedly be raised.
              Anarchism and Other Essays
              12
              And to forestall your next question-no ,oursystem does not create problems.
              Invaders from the Infinite
              13
              He sprang, or rather got, up too, rather quickly, to forestall her.
              December Love
              14
              If it should not come to-day, my cruisers will forestall its mission.
              The Man from Brodney's
              15
              They have come to forestall opinion, to make a few side-winded remarks.
              Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
              16
              It's not immediately clear what this new capability hopes to forestall.
              Wired
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              Translations for forestall
              Forestall through the time
              Forestall across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common