ward off

• Partikelverb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas Gefährliches oder Unangenehmes abzuwehren, fernzuhalten oder von jemandem oder etwas abzuwenden.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of preventing something dangerous or unpleasant from affecting or reaching someone or something.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Prevent or repelformal

   To prevent something harmful or unpleasant from affecting you.

   Abwehren oder fernhalten

   • She took vitamins to ward off the flu.
   • The talisman was believed to ward off evil spirits.
   • He used a strong deodorant to ward off insects.

   Synonymeavertdeflectfend offparrypreventrepelstave offthwart

   Antonymeattractencouragefosterinvite

2. formal

   To avoid or deflect a threat, attack, or problem.

   Abwehren oder abwenden

   • The knight raised his shield to ward off the blow.
   • They built a fence to ward off intruders.
   • She tried to ward off his questions with a joke.

   Synonymeavertcounterdeflectfend offforestallparryprecluderepelstave offthwart

   Antonymeattractcourtencourageinvitewelcome

Grundverbward