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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 "
prevent
"
prevent
forbid
preclude
foreclose
Examples for "
prevent
"
1
That would
prevent
23andme from providing health information direct to consumers' homes.
2
Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the ban aimed to help
prevent
terrorism.
3
EU laws can
prevent
parliament from tackling abuses and problems at home.
4
Europe can and must do more to
prevent
this kind of violence.
5
Groups working to help
prevent
suicide throughout the north-west have money problems.
1
China's rulers
forbid
opposition parties and maintain strict control over all media.
2
And you should also be able to
forbid
certain things from happening.
3
For a time she'd thought he'd
forbid
her to continue her walk.
4
Months later, she still doesn't understand why her parents
forbid
the shortcut.
5
It is looking at ways around EU rules that
forbid
such intervention.
1
Bilaterally abnormal MRI and 1H-MRSI measures do not
preclude
good surgical outcome.
2
Conclusion: Major unsolved issues occurring after DBS therapy
preclude
complete patient satisfaction.
3
This seemed to
preclude
the idea of taking the other two stockades.
4
But it would not
preclude
us from doing an agreement, he said.
5
The uniformity of the general occupation would
preclude
all exchange, all commerce.
1
Those precedents
foreclose
any recognition of a private right, the brief said.
2
He will have the right to
foreclose
on the first of July.
3
At the proper time, if things happen that way, you will
foreclose
.
4
Squire Hudson is about to
foreclose
the mortgage on my father's farm.
5
Hand'll
foreclose
now, for sure; and I can't say I'll blame him.
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