forestall
verb (used with object)
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance.
will forestall
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future tenseof forestall.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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You can’t know everything that will happen, but thinking through as much as you can will forestall a lot of bad outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Production ramping up elsewhere and slower demand growth due to China’s lockdowns will forestall a big deficit, the Paris-based IEA said.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2022
The stronger job market will forestall foreclosures and distressed sales, and the housing shortage will put a proverbial floor under prices in many communities.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2022
In addition to attendants, the toilets will be monitored by a maintenance crew and security, which organizers hope will forestall the problems that so long soured skid row bathroom politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
To think of prepare will prevent your writing preperation; to think of preparation will forestall preparitory.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Garland Greever
