forestall

verb · nounB2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

forestalls

V_ing/Gerund

forestalling

V_ed/pp

forestalled

1.
(transitive)To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
2.
(transitive)To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
3.
(archaic)To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4.
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
5.
To deprive (with of).
6.
(UK)(UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

forestallsforestealforstealforestal

1.
(historical, obsolete)(obsolete or historical) An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
2.
Something situated or placed in front.

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forestallableforestallerforestallinglyforestallmentforestalmentunforestalled

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English forestallen (to forestall, intercept, ambush, way-lay), from forestalle (a forestalling, interception), from Old English foresteall (intervention, hindrance of justice, ambush), from fore- (ahead of, before) + steall (position), equivalent to fore- + stall.