ehkäistä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
- foreclose verb To take legal action to repossess property when a borrower has failed to keep up mortgage payments.
- nullify verb To make something have no legal force or effect.
- prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
Senses
ehkäistä is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- block (transitive, sports) To impede (an opponent or opponent’s play).
- block (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- discourage (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- nullify To prevent from happening.
- prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.
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