English Dictionary

forestall

IPA（発音記号）

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/

動詞

他動詞 古語 イギリス英語

(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert. / (transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.

日本語の意味

先手を打って何かの起こるのを予防・遅延・阻止する / 予防措置を取ることで、物事が進行するのを防ぐ / 出来事を阻止し、発生を妨げる

To forestall a supply shortage, the company doubled its orders months in advance.

供給不足を未然に防ぐために、会社は数か月前から発注量を倍増させた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.

意味（2）

(transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.

In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.

意味（3）

(archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.

意味（4）

To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

What need a man forestall his date of grief, / And run to meet what he would most avoid?

意味（5）

To deprive (with of).

All the better; may / This night forestall him of the coming day!

意味（6）

(UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.

forestalls （ present singular third-person ）

forestalling （ participle present ）

forestalled （ participle past ）

forestalled （ past ）