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Meanings of forestall in inglês

português
evitar
catalão
impossibilitar
espanhol
imposibilitar

Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.

evitar
catalão
anticipar-se

Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.

anticipar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "counter"
Examples for "counter"
1
Their colleagues in Congress hope to counter the new rules with legislation.
Reuters
2
An over-the-counter equity market, the New Third Board, saw a similar fate.
Reuters
3
His book is a case study of a counter-insurgency war gone wrong.
The Irish Times
4
Israel takes in droves of Palestinian refugees fleeing the counter-humanist Palestinian laws.
The South African
5
PwC partner David Stebbings advised companies to monitor bank counter-party risk daily.
Reuters
1
Trump said public health experts anticipate shortages of respirators for healthcare workers.
Reuters
2
However, we don't anticipate a significant increase at this point in time.
Reuters
3
He said: I do not anticipate a great political standoff about this.
The Guardian
4
Speculators anticipate consolidation in the sector as a result of lower business.
Reuters
5
Never one to lose the moment, Barry said, I don't anticipate problems.
Private Sector
1
I can foresee long and expensive court cases to decide what's 'fair'.
The Guardian
2
Industry executives foresee further increases until more supplies arrive later this year.
Reuters
3
But I can foresee what the situation may be in the future.
The Irish Times
4
Archie's team was set up to try and foresee just such problems.
Under orders
5
At present, traders do not foresee cash conditions to loosen too much.
Reuters
Usage of forestall in inglês
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