German Meaning of forestall

zuvorkommen

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Definitions and Meaning of forestall in English

Wordnet

forestall (v)

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Webster

forestall (v. t.)

To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.

To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.

To deprive; -- with of.

To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

FAQs About the word forestall

zuvorkommen

keep from happening or arising; make impossible, act in advance of; deal with ahead of timeTo take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate., To take possession

abwenden,verhindern,vorwegnehmen,vermeiden,Flucht,Abfahrt,Hilfe,überflüssig machen,ausschließen,zur Verfügung stellen

Hilfe,Assistenz,erleichtern,anstiften,Fortschritt,erlauben,kultivieren,Leichtigkeit,ermutigen,vorwärts

forestal => forstwirtschaftlich, forestage => Forstbestand, forestaff => Jakobsstab, forest tent caterpillar => Zelt-Schönbärspanner, forest red gum => Roter Eukalyptus,