forestall in Greek
forestall in Greek is αποσόβηση — forestall means to stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
forestall in Greek
αποσόβηση
Pronounced: aposovisi
(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
What does "forestall" mean?
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verb To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
"Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action."
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verb To rule something out completely so that it cannot happen.
"In French, an aspired h forestalls elision."
- verb To buy up the whole stock of something, especially food, so it can be sold at a very high price.
- verb To act early because you expect something to happen.
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forestall in a sentence
- Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
- In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.
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What is "forestall" in Greek?
"forestall" in Greek is αποσόβηση. forestall means: To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
How do you pronounce αποσόβηση?
"forestall" in Greek is αποσόβηση, pronounced "aposovisi".
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