单词	forestall
释义	forestallfore‧stall /fɔːˈstɔːl $ fɔːrˈstɒːl/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINforestall Origin: Old English foresteallan ‘to put in front, ambush’ Verb Table VERB TABLE forestall Simple Form Present I, you, we, they forestall he, she, it forestalls Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they forestalled Present perfect I, you, we, they have forestalled he, she, it has forestalled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had forestalled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will forestall Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have forestalled Continuous Form Present I am forestalling he, she, it is forestalling you, we, they are forestalling Past I, he, she, it was forestalling you, we, they were forestalling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been forestalling he, she, it has been forestalling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been forestalling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be forestalling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been forestalling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The National Guard was sent in, to forestall any trouble. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But first, a brief general comment about space and time in order to forestall a possible misunderstanding. Once problems have actually arisen help of various kinds may supply a remedy or at least forestall something worse. Prior's Trade Union Act of 1980 was a moderate measure intended to forestall further attacks on union power. The legislation is now likely to prove the basis for implementing the referendum it failed to forestall. to prevent something from happening or prevent someone from doing something by doing something first:  a measure intended to forestall further attacks
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