forestall
verb (used with object)
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance.
have forestalled
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present perfectof forestall.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, steady growth and hiring have forestalled the recession that was widely predicted at the end of last year.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
This includes a foreclosure moratorium and forbearance on payments on government-backed mortgages, which have forestalled distressed home sales, typically at big discounts that weigh on house prices.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
It may also have forestalled a more pressing need to invade.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2019
“This patient never received an appointment for a cardiology exam that could have prompted further definitive testing and interventions that could have forestalled his death,” the inspector general said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
If our party had thrown all responsibility on to the objective formula of "the course of events" the development of military operations might have forestalled us.
From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Leon Davidovich Trotzky
