forestall in Russian
forestall in Russian is предотвраща́ть, предваря́ть, предвосхища́ть — forestall means to stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
forestall in Russian
предотвраща́ть
Pronounced: predotvrashchat
(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
предваря́ть
Pronounced: predvaryat
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
предвосхища́ть
Pronounced: predvoskhishchat
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
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 Russian?
"forestall" in Russian is предотвраща́ть, предваря́ть, предвосхища́ть. forestall means: To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
How do you pronounce предотвраща́ть?
"forestall" in Russian is предотвраща́ть, pronounced "predotvrashchat".
Are there other ways to say "forestall" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "forestall": предотвраща́ть, предваря́ть, предвосхища́ть.
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