Forestalls

/fɔːrˈstɔːlz/ verb

Definition

Present tense third-person singular of 'forestall'; prevents or blocks something before it happens.

Etymology

From 'forestall' + '-s' (third-person singular present tense). Standard verb conjugation in modern English.

Kelly Says

When someone 'forestalls objection,' they're literally trying to stand in front of and block criticism before it arrives—the word is a mini-drama of preemption.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
阻害 (zəgəy)
zə-gə-y
ARالعربية
يمنع (yumanʿ)
yu-manʿ
BNবাংলা
সংযম করে (sōnyom kore)
so-nyom kore
CACatalà
prevé
pre-vè
CSČeština
zastavuje
za-stá-vuje
DADansk
hindrer
hɪn-drɛr
DEDeutsch
verhindert
fɛɐ̯-hɪn-dɛʁt
ELΕλληνικά
αποτρέπει (a-pot-r-ei)
a-pot-r-ei
ESEspañol
previene
pre-vye-ne
FAفارسی
ممانعت می‌کند (momāʿat mikonad)
mo-ma-ʿa-at mi-ko-nad
FISuomi
ehkäisee
e-hkä-i-see
FRFrançais
empêche
em-pehch
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત (vyaktigat)
vyak-tee-gat
HAHA
a hana
a ha-na
HEעברית
מנעה (man'a)
ma-na
HIहिन्दी
रोकता है (roktā hai)
roh-kth-a-hai
HUMagyar
elhárítja
el-hár-i-tja
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencegah
men-ce-gah
IGIG
iche
i-che
ITItaliano
previene
pre-vee-ne
JA日本語
妨げる (bōgeru)
bou-ge-ru
KKKK
сақтау (saqtau)
saq-tau
KMKM
បាត់ (bāt)
baht
KO한국어
방해하다 (banghaehada)
bang-hae-ha-da
MRMR
प्रतिबंध (pratibandh)
pra-ti-bandh
MSBahasa Melayu
mencegah
men-ce-gah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း (kyaung)
kyaung
NLNederlands
verhinderen
vɛr-hɪn-dɛr-ən
NONorsk
hindrer
hɪn-drɛr
PAPA
ਬਾਧਾ (bādha)
ba-dha
PLPolski
zapobiega
za-po-bje-ga
PTPortuguês
previne
pre-vee-ne
RORomână
împiedică
im-pee-dee-ca
RUРусский
предотвращает
prɪ-dvɐ-tə-t͡sɪ-tɛ
SVSvenska
hindrar
hɪn-drɑːr
SWKiswahili
kuzuia
koo-zee-ah
TAதமிழ்
தடுக்கிறது (taddukkirathu)
tad-duk-ki-rathu
TEతెలుగు
నిరోధిస్తుంది (nirōdhisthundi)
ni-ro-dhi-sthun-di
THไทย
ป้องกัน (pong kan)
pong-kan
TLTL
pinipigilan
pi-ni-pi-gi-lan
TRTürkçe
engeller
en-gel-ler
UKУкраїнська
попереджує
po-perezhu-ye
URاردو
روک (ruk)
ruk
VITiếng Việt
phòng ngừa
phông ngư-a
YOYO
ṣọpọ
ṣo-po
ZH中文
阻止 (zhǔ bù)
zhu3 bu4
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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