beletten — meaning in English

English meaning

• forestall verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
• impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.

Senses

beletten is used for these senses in English:

• forestall (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
• impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

forestall — full definition

1. verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
2. verb To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
3. verb To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4. verb To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

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