verhindern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- contrary adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
- deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
- foreclose verb To take legal action to repossess property when a borrower has failed to keep up mortgage payments.
- forestall verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- forfend verb To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
- impeach verb To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.
- inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
- preclude verb To make something impossible or rule it out in advance.
- prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
- scotch noun Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
Senses
verhindern is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- contrary (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
- deter (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
- forestall (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- forfend (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
- head off (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
- impeach To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- inhibit (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
contrary — full definition
- adjective Completely opposite in nature or direction.
- adjective Stubbornly inclined to disagree or do the opposite of what's expected.
- noun The opposite of something already stated.