forestall

A verb used to indicate the act of preventing or obstructing an anticipated event or action by taking advance measures.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по предотвращению или пресечению ожидаемого события или действия путем принятия предварительных мер.esVerbo utilizado para denotar la acción de prevenir o impedir un evento o acción esperados mediante la toma de medidas anticipadas, o de adelantarse a alguien para evitar que ocurra algo.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'empêcher ou de faire échouer un événement ou une action attendue en prenant des mesures préalables.deDeutsches Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, ein erwartetes Ereignis oder eine Handlung durch vorbeugende Maßnahmen zu verhindern oder ihm zuvorzukommen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de impedir ou evitar que algo aconteça, agindo antes; também pode significar antecipar-se a alguém, agindo primeiro.zh动词，指预先采取措施以防止或阻止预期中的事件或行为发生。arفعل يُستعمل للدلالة على منع حدث أو فعل متوقع أو إحباطه باتخاذ إجراءات استباقية قبل وقوعه.

1. Prevent or hinder C1 formal

   To prevent something from happening by taking action in advance.

   • The government took measures to forestall an economic crisis.
   • She tried to forestall any criticism by explaining her reasoning.
   • The quick response forestalled a potential disaster.

   ruПредотвратитьesPrevenir o impedirfrPrévenir, empêcherdeVorbeugenptPrevenirzh预先阻止arمنع حدوث الشيء مسبقًا

   Синонимы: avertimpedeobviateprecludepreemptpreventthwart

   Антонимы: abetaidallowassistencouragefacilitatehelppermitpromotesupport

2. Anticipate and act C1 formal

   To act before someone else in order to prevent them from doing something.

   • He forestalled his opponent by making the first move.
   • The company forestalled a takeover by buying back its shares.
   • They forestalled the competition by releasing the product early.

   ruПредотвратитьesAnticiparse y actuarfrPrévenir en anticipantdeZuvorkommenptAntecipar-sezh抢先阻止arالاستباق

   Синонимы: anticipateaverthead offobviateprecludepreemptpreventstave offward off

   Антонимы: allowencourageexpeditepermitprompt

• forestalled past participle
• forestalled past simple
• forestalling present participle
• forestalls third person singular