Word: forestall

Category: forestall

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Synonyms: forestall

waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels

Translations: forestall

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spanish
Translations:
anticipar, precaver, impedir
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french
Translations:
doubler, précéder, prévenir, anticiper, empêcher
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italian
Translations:
impedire
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russian
Translations:
предупреждать, предвосхищать, предварить, предварять, упредить, предупредить, опережать
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czech
Translations:
zabránit, předejít, předbíhat
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polish
Translations:
uprzedzać, wyprzedzić, zapobiegać, wyprzedzać
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ukrainian
Translations:
попереджувати, попереджати, запобіжіть
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estonian
Translations:
ennetama
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croatian
Translations:
preduhitriti

The meaning and "use of": forestall

verb
  • prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time. - vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging

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