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forestall meaning in Bengali

প্রতিরোধ করা

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/

forestall in Bengali: প্রতিরোধ করা. In English, forestall means to prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Bengali words for forestall

প্রতিরোধ করা

English meaning of forestall

  1. verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
  2. verb To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
  3. verb To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
  4. verb To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.

Full definition of forestall

forestall in a sentence

  • Fred forestalled disaster by his prompt action.
  • In French, an aspired h forestalls elision.

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Questions about forestall in Bengali

What is the meaning of forestall in Bengali?
Forestall in Bengali is প্রতিরোধ করা.
forestall এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Forestall: প্রতিরোধ করা.
What does forestall mean in English?
Forestall means to prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: Forestall (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: forestall (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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