предваря́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• forestall verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
• preface noun An introductory section at the start of a book, usually explaining its background or purpose.

Senses

предваря́ть is used for these senses in English:

• forestall To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
• preface (transitive) To introduce or make a comment before (the main point); to premise.
• prepend (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

forestall — full definition

1. verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
2. verb To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
3. verb To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
4. verb To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

preface — full definition

1. noun An introductory section at the start of a book, usually explaining its background or purpose.
2. verb To introduce something with a few remarks beforehand.

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