Forestall Meaning in English

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التعريف

To act in advance in order to prevent something from happening or to stop it before it occurs.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formally used, often in written English. Common collocations: 'forestall a problem', 'forestall criticism'. Usually suggests acting early to block or prevent something, not just anticipating it. Distinct from 'prevent', which is broader and more common.

• Spanish: prevenir - anticipar
• Portuguese (BR): prevenir - antecipar
• Portuguese (PT): prevenir - antecipar
• Chinese (Simplified): 预防 - 预先阻止
• Chinese (Traditional): 預防 - 預先阻止
• Hindi: अग्रिम रोकना - पहले से रोकना
• Arabic: يَسْبِق (بالفعل) - يَحُول دون
• Bengali: প্রতিরোধ করা - আগে থেকেই ঠেকানো
• Russian: предотвратить - опередить
• Japanese: 未然に防ぐ - 先手を打つ
• Vietnamese: ngăn chặn trước - làm trước để ngăn
• Korean: 미연에 방지하다 - 사전에 막다
• Turkish: önlemek - önceden engellemek
• Urdu: پہلے سے روکنا
• Indonesian: mencegah terlebih dahulu - mengambil langkah awal

جمل نموذجية

She answered the question herself to forestall any rumors.

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We took steps to forestall any delays.

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New laws were made to forestall problems in the future.

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The company acted quickly to forestall a crisis.

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Doctors recommend getting vaccinated to forestall certain diseases.

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He tried to forestall criticism by explaining everything up front.

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