forestalling
- noun
- /fɔrˈstɔlɪŋ/
:
prevención
- This is indeed forestalling the spear thrusts of fortune.
You know, you, you. It's because maybe it's because they're convinced that there's some way of forestalling the necessary learning and there isn't
- You know, you, you. It's because maybe it's because they're convinced that there's some way of forestalling the necessary learning and there isn't
- And working on aging and forestalling ill health and death certainly does act as a motivating force.
Examples
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The manager implemented new policies for forestalling employee burnout by promoting a better work-life balance.
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And working on aging and forestalling ill health and death certainly does act as a motivating force.
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Effective communication skills are essential for forestalling misunderstandings in a team.
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The government is focused on forestalling potential economic downturns through strategic investments.
Synonyms
221
2.4
Stopping something harmful from happening
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3.7
Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening
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7.5
The act of stopping people from doing something by making them afraid of the result
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8.5
Preventing something by dealing with it before it happens
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7.5
Stopping someone from doing what they planned
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6.3
An action that reduces or stops the effect of something
To stop problems before they happen by planning ahead
Stopping something bad from happening
Something that makes people avoid doing something by showing possible bad results
Antonyms
How Preventive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forestalling comes from fore- meaning 'before' and stall meaning a market 'stall' or place, because people once stopped or bought goods 'before' they reached the market stall to block others. So, forestalling now means 'preventing something by acting early'.