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Is it hard for the reader to believe that suicides are sometimes committed to forestall the committing of murder? There is no doubt of it. Nor is there any doubt that murder is sometimes committed to avert suicide.
Karl A. Menninger

Meaning of "forestall" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORESTALL

Forestallen to waylay, from Old English foresteall an ambush, from fore- in front of + steall place.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORESTALL

forestall  [fɔːˈstɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORESTALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forestall is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb forestall in English.

WHAT DOES FORESTALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forestall in the English dictionary

The first definition of forestall in the dictionary is to delay, stop, or guard against beforehand. Other definition of forestall is to anticipate. Forestall is also to prevent or hinder sales at by buying up merchandise in advance, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORESTALL

PRESENT

Present
I forestall
you forestall
he/she/it forestalls
we forestall
you forestall
they forestall
Present continuous
I am forestalling
you are forestalling
he/she/it is forestalling
we are forestalling
you are forestalling
they are forestalling
Present perfect
I have forestalled
you have forestalled
he/she/it has forestalled
we have forestalled
you have forestalled
they have forestalled
Present perfect continuous
I have been forestalling
you have been forestalling
he/she/it has been forestalling
we have been forestalling
you have been forestalling
they have been forestalling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I forestalled
you forestalled
he/she/it forestalled
we forestalled
you forestalled
they forestalled
Past continuous
I was forestalling
you were forestalling
he/she/it was forestalling
we were forestalling
you were forestalling
they were forestalling
Past perfect
I had forestalled
you had forestalled
he/she/it had forestalled
we had forestalled
you had forestalled
they had forestalled
Past perfect continuous
I had been forestalling
you had been forestalling
he/she/it had been forestalling
we had been forestalling
you had been forestalling
they had been forestalling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will forestall
you will forestall
he/she/it will forestall
we will forestall
you will forestall
they will forestall
Future continuous
I will be forestalling
you will be forestalling
he/she/it will be forestalling
we will be forestalling
you will be forestalling
they will be forestalling
Future perfect
I will have forestalled
you will have forestalled
he/she/it will have forestalled
we will have forestalled
you will have forestalled
they will have forestalled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been forestalling
you will have been forestalling
he/she/it will have been forestalling
we will have been forestalling
you will have been forestalling
they will have been forestalling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would forestall
you would forestall
he/she/it would forestall
we would forestall
you would forestall
they would forestall
Conditional continuous
I would be forestalling
you would be forestalling
he/she/it would be forestalling
we would be forestalling
you would be forestalling
they would be forestalling
Conditional perfect
I would have forestall
you would have forestall
he/she/it would have forestall
we would have forestall
you would have forestall
they would have forestall
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been forestalling
you would have been forestalling
he/she/it would have been forestalling
we would have been forestalling
you would have been forestalling
they would have been forestalling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you forestall
we let´s forestall
you forestall
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to forestall
Past participle
forestalled
Present Participle
forestalling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORESTALL


backstall
ˈbækˌstɔːl
bookstall
ˈbʊkˌstɔːl
choir-stall
ˈkwaɪəstɔːl
fingerstall
ˈfɪŋɡəˌstɔːl
footstall
ˈfʊtˌstɔːl
headstall
ˈhɛdˌstɔːl
instal
ɪnˈstɔːl
install
ɪnˈstɔːl
know-it-all
ˈnəʊɪtɔːl
laystall
ˈleɪˌstɔːl
reinstal
ˌriːɪnˈstɔːl
reinstall
ˌriːɪnˈstɔːl
shockstall
ˈʃɒkˌstɔːl
stall
stɔːl
tall
tɔːl
thumbstall
ˈθʌmˌstɔːl
uninstall
ˈʌnɪnˌstɔːl
whipstall
ˈwɪpˌstɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORESTALL

forest floor
Forest of Arden
Forest of Dean
Forest of Fontainebleau
forest park
forest ranger
forest-like
forestage
forestair
forestal
forestaller
forestallment
forestalment
forestation
forestay
forestaysail
foresteal
forested
forester
forestial

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORESTALL

and all
at all
ball
baseball
basketball
box stall
call
fall
football
for all
fruit stall
go to the wall
hall
in all
mall
refreshment stall
set out one´s stall
shower stall
walk tall
white elephant stall

Synonyms and antonyms of forestall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORESTALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forestall» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forestall

Translation of «forestall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORESTALL

Find out the translation of forestall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forestall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forestall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预先阻止
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anticiparse a
570 millions of speakers

English

forestall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إحباط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предотвратить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prevenir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিছু আগে করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prévenir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hentikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zuvorkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

機先を制する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미연에 방지하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lunas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu cơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கூட்டியே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगोदरच बांधणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önlemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prevenire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzedzić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запобігти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preveni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προλάβει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorkom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förebygga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forkjøpet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forestall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESTALL»

The term «forestall» is regularly used and occupies the 74.389 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESTALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forestall» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forestall» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forestall

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «FORESTALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forestall.
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Karl A. Menninger
Is it hard for the reader to believe that suicides are sometimes committed to forestall the committing of murder? There is no doubt of it. Nor is there any doubt that murder is sometimes committed to avert suicide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORESTALL»

Discover the use of forestall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forestall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
nating, saturating (see PERMEATE): »usual, wonted, accustomed, customary prevaricate »lie, equivocate, palter, fib Ana evade, elude, »escape: » misrepresent, falsify, belie, garble prevent l Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The Encyclopedia of Money
The Forestall system of Louisiana banking regulation, established in the middle of a depression in 1842, was one of the most successful and influential systems of state banking regulations, establishing principles that became standard in ...
Larry Allen, 2009
3
The plays of William Shakespeare
And never shall you see, that I will beg A ragged and forestall'd remission.3 — Impartial is confirmed by a subsequent speech addressed by the King to the Chief Justice: " That you use the same " With the like bold, just, and impartial spirit , " As ...
William Shakespeare, 1807
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Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Implementing ...
When Rachel Carson completed her book, Silent Spring, she dedicated it to Albert Schweitzet who said, "Man has lost the capacity to foresee and forestall . . . He will end up destroying the earth." To foresee and forestall is the basis of the ...
Carolyn Raffensperger, Joel A. Tickner, 1999
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Sweet princes, what I did, I did in honour, Led by the impartial conduct ' of my soul ; And never shall you see, that I will beg A ragged and forestall'd remission 2 . 1 — impartial conduct — ] Thus the quartos. The folio reads — imperial. Steevens.
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With ...
A ragged and forestall'd remiffion.] Ragged has no sense here. We should read : / / rated and forestall'd remiffion. i. e. a remission that must be fought for, and bought with supplication. Wareurton. Different minds have different perplexities.
William Shakespeare, 1793
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Influenza Pandemic: Efforts Under Way to Address Constraints ...
We issued a report in June 2007 that discussed efforts to forestall an influenza pandemic, including the word “forestall” in the report title, on which HHS provided written comments.96 At that time, HHS expressed no concern with the term.
Marcia Crosse, 2008
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To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome
*To Forestall the Darkness: A Novel of Ancient Rome* is the story of a man who almost prevented the Dark Ages.
Vann Turner, 2013
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Shakspeare's himself again; or the language of the poet asserted
And never shall you see, that I will beg A ragged and forestall 'd remission. — A nidged and forestalls remission. — ] Ragged has no sense here. We should read : A rat?d and forestall'd remission. i. e. A remission that must be sought for, and ...
Andrew Becket, 1815
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Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or, The Language of the Poet ...
Ch. Just And never shall you see, that I will beg A ragged and forestall'd remission. — A ragged and forestall'd remission.— ] Rugged lias no sense here. We should read : A rat.'d and forestall'd remission. i. e. A remission that must be sought ...
Andrew Becket, 1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORESTALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forestall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why you shouldn't worry that Oregon now pays for teens to get …
In many cases, children and parents are looking to forestall puberty to give a child who considers themselves transgender more time to ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
2
I keep getting stupider | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How is it that certain minds seem able to forestall senescence, while others succumb? You may have read in some magazine whose name I ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Gunmen Kill Enugu Monarch, Couple In Night Attack | Sahara …
Amaraizu revealed that the police have increased security surveillance in the area in order to forestall further breakdown of law and order. «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
4
APC urges Buhari, EFCC to monitor how Fayose spends N2.1bn …
Kenneth Minimah, to remove the men of the Nigerian Army attached to the convoy of the Governor to forestall his alleged misuse of security ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
Gov't can't be blamed for Bimbilla clashes - Interior Ministry …
Many have blamed government for the incident, saying it failed to put in stringent measures to forestall the unfortunate incident. However ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
6
Africa in the news: BRICS Summit, African markets react to Greek …
The Contingent Reserve Arrangement, a $100 billion BRICS contingency fund to help countries forestall short-term liquidity pressures, will be ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
7
How the IMF intends to support the prosperity of developing …
To forestall questions about Greece, Ms. Lagarde made three quick points in her introduction: (1) The IMF is involved in Greece because they ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
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Kasich groups announce $11.5 million haul - CNNPolitics.com
To forestall that possibility, Kasich supporters spent $1.7 million to go on air in New Hampshire with the first major ad buy of the 2016 cycle. «CNN International, Jul 15»
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The Gallows
Realizing that he's no Olivier, Reese allows Ryan to convince him, on the eve of opening night, that the best way to forestall humiliation would be to sneak into ... «Catholic News Service, Jul 15»
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Lynden Harris: Those defining moments | News & Observer News …
However, Justice Kennedy had attempted to forestall the cross-species panic by using the world people when he wrote “In forming a marital ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»

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