Forestall
verb
To stop or delay someone or something from happening.
She managed to forestall the eviction by paying her rent just in time.
Often appears as...
- forestall disaster
- forestall eviction
verb
To anticipate or predict and act to prevent.
We implemented new safety measures to forestall any future accidents.
Often appears as...
- forestall accidents
- forestall problems
verb
To stop or delay someone or something from happening.
She managed to forestall the eviction by paying her rent just in time.
Often appears as...
- forestall disaster
- forestall eviction
verb
To anticipate or predict and act to prevent.
We implemented new safety measures to forestall any future accidents.
Often appears as...
- forestall accidents
- forestall problems
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Proactive Action
Forestall is used when someone takes early action to prevent an issue.
By raising the issue early, we could forestall any confusion.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
The term often implies acting just before something happens.
Katie forestalled the leak by fixing the roof just before the rain started.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Nuance
Using 'forestall' can add a sense of urgency to the need to prevent something.
To forestall the crisis, immediate action is required.
Pro Tip 1/3Proactive Action
Forestall is used when someone takes early action to prevent an issue.
By raising the issue early, we could forestall any confusion.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
The term often implies acting just before something happens.
Katie forestalled the leak by fixing the roof just before the rain started.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Nuance
Using 'forestall' can add a sense of urgency to the need to prevent something.
To forestall the crisis, immediate action is required.
Pro Tip 1/3Proactive Action
Forestall is used when someone takes early action to prevent an issue.
By raising the issue early, we could forestall any confusion.
Pro Tip 2/3Time Sensitivity
The term often implies acting just before something happens.
Katie forestalled the leak by fixing the roof just before the rain started.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Nuance
Using 'forestall' can add a sense of urgency to the need to prevent something.
To forestall the crisis, immediate action is required.
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Clay Shirky: How the...
the open-source movement had been dealing with this problem. Open-source software, the core promise of the open-source license, is that everybody should have access to all the source code all the time, but of course, this creates the very threat of chaos you have to forestall
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How batteries work -...
or fit solar panels somewhere on your device, plugging your charger into the wall, rather than expending one battery to charge another is your best bet to forestall that fatal "bleep."
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Beyond the Puck -...
come on in baby we are going to old friends of ours all of our kids went to school together we can help forestall
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Clay Shirky: How the...
the open-source movement had been dealing with this problem. Open-source software, the core promise of the open-source license, is that everybody should have access to all the source code all the time, but of course, this creates the very threat of chaos you have to forestall
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How batteries work -...
or fit solar panels somewhere on your device, plugging your charger into the wall, rather than expending one battery to charge another is your best bet to forestall that fatal "bleep."
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Beyond the Puck -...
come on in baby we are going to old friends of ours all of our kids went to school together we can help forestall
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Quote examples
Mark Zandi
American Economist
It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the government's overreach. In reality, the FHA shows how government action during the Great Recession forestalled a much worse economic fate.
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Niels Bohr
Danish Physicist
Humanity will... be confronted with dangers of unprecedented character unless, in due time, measures can be taken to forestall a disastrous competition in such formidable armaments and to establish an international control of the manufacture and use of the powerful materials.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Every year, we ask our donors to dig deeper. And every year, they gladly, generously comply. It is now up to us to find ways and means to forestall the day when they cannot - or will not. Or the consequences for people in war zones could be disastrous.
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David Seltzer
American Producer
I think it's time to explore our relationship to the hereafter and the now and determine whether or not there is a part mankind can play at this time to forestall the nuclear bubble breaking and the world coming to an end.
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Charlie Kirk
American Activist
Americans needs to understand that the election of Donald Trump has forestalled our slide into the abyss of cultural Marxism and the surrendering of our national heritage and identity to that of the global community.
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Karl A. Menninger
American Psychologist
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.
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Lloyd Blankfein
American Businessman
I'd say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
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Mark Zandi
American Economist
It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the government's overreach. In reality, the FHA shows how government action during the Great Recession forestalled a much worse economic fate.
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Niels Bohr
Danish Physicist
Humanity will... be confronted with dangers of unprecedented character unless, in due time, measures can be taken to forestall a disastrous competition in such formidable armaments and to establish an international control of the manufacture and use of the powerful materials.
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Peter Maurer
Swiss Activist
Every year, we ask our donors to dig deeper. And every year, they gladly, generously comply. It is now up to us to find ways and means to forestall the day when they cannot - or will not. Or the consequences for people in war zones could be disastrous.
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David Seltzer
American Producer
I think it's time to explore our relationship to the hereafter and the now and determine whether or not there is a part mankind can play at this time to forestall the nuclear bubble breaking and the world coming to an end.
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Charlie Kirk
American Activist
Americans needs to understand that the election of Donald Trump has forestalled our slide into the abyss of cultural Marxism and the surrendering of our national heritage and identity to that of the global community.
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Karl A. Menninger
American Psychologist
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.
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Lloyd Blankfein
American Businessman
I'd say if you wanted to forestall bad events, the best thing to do is anticipate them and try to correct them before they get close.
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Albert Schweitzer
German Theologian
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
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