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forestallforestall /fɔrˈstɔl/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYforestallOrigin: Old English foresteallan to put in front, ambush VERB TABLEforestall |
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 |
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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 |
to prevent an action or situation by doing something first SYN prevent: The National Guard was sent in to forestall any trouble. |