vorwegnehmen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- forestall verb To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
Senses
vorwegnehmen is used for these senses in English:
- forestall To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
forestall — full definition
- verb To stop something from happening by acting early to get in its way.
- verb To rule something out completely so that it cannot happen.
- 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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