TermGallery
English
English
Spanish
Catalan
Portuguese
Russian
Look up alternatives for...
EN
Interface language
English
Español
Català
Português
Русский
Meanings
Examples
We are using cookies
This website uses cookies in order to offer you the most relevant information. By browsing this website, you accept these cookies.
Accept and close
More about cookies
Did you know?
You can double click on a word to look it up on TermGallery.
Meanings of
forestall
in English
Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
impossibilitar
Spanish
imposibilitar
Back to the meaning
Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
prevent
forbid
preclude
foreclose
Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
anticipar-se
Back to the meaning
Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.
counter
anticipate
foresee
Catalan
anticipar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "
counter
"
counter
anticipate
foresee
Examples for "
counter
"
1
Their colleagues in Congress hope to
counter
the new rules with legislation.
2
An
over
-
the
-
counter
equity market, the New Third Board, saw a similar fate.
3
His book is a case study of a
counter
-
insurgency
war gone wrong.
4
Israel takes in droves of Palestinian refugees fleeing the
counter
-
humanist
Palestinian laws.
5
PwC partner David Stebbings advised companies to monitor bank
counter
-
party
risk daily.
1
Trump said public health experts
anticipate
shortages of respirators for healthcare workers.
2
However, we don't
anticipate
a significant increase at this point in time.
3
He said: I do not
anticipate
a great political standoff about this.
4
Speculators
anticipate
consolidation in the sector as a result of lower business.
5
Never one to lose the moment, Barry said, I don't
anticipate
problems.
1
I can
foresee
long and expensive court cases to decide what's 'fair'.
2
Industry executives
foresee
further increases until more supplies arrive later this year.
3
But I can
foresee
what the situation may be in the future.
4
Archie's team was set up to try and
foresee
just such problems.
5
At present, traders do not
foresee
cash conditions to loosen too much.
Usage of
forestall
in English
1
Ender, however, was trying to figure out a way to
forestall
vengeance.
2
By supplying liquidity, the authorities hoped to
forestall
a problem of solvency.
3
The high spirits of the boy sought to
forestall
the next move.
4
Tay held up his hand quickly to
forestall
Vree Erreden's angry reply.
5
Champney hastened to
forestall
her; his aunt shook her finger at him.
6
With my old hands I tried to
forestall
the sword of Fate.
7
Quoth the Khalif, Thou shalt not
forestall
me with talk and prate.
8
I am sorry that Mr. Carrington has thought proper to
forestall
me.
9
Depend upon it you are lost, if you do not
forestall
them.
10
To
forestall
this dreaded calamity, they freely devoted their lives and fortunes.
11
However, I wish to
forestall
two objections which will undoubtedly be raised.
12
And to
forestall
your next question-no ,oursystem does not create problems.
13
He sprang, or rather got, up too, rather quickly, to
forestall
her.
14
If it should not come to-day, my cruisers will
forestall
its mission.
15
They have come to
forestall
opinion, to make a few side-winded remarks.
16
It's not immediately clear what this new capability hopes to
forestall
.
Other examples for "forestall"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
forestall
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
forestall such
forestall any attempt
forestall further
forestall the possibility
forestall trouble
More collocations
Translations for
forestall
Portuguese
evitar
impossibilitar
estorvar
impedir
Catalan
impossibilitar
impedir
destorbar
anticipar-se
Spanish
imposibilitar
impedir
estorbar
Forestall
through the time
Forestall
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common