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forestall meaning in Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടിതടയുക

/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/

forestall in Malayalam: മുൻകൂട്ടിതടയുക, വരാതെയാക്കുക, മുന്നേതടുക്കുക, തടസ്സംചെയ്യുക. In English, forestall means to prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Malayalam words for forestall

get in before, pre-empt, steal a march on
മുൻകൂട്ടിതടയുക, വരാതെയാക്കുക, മുന്നേതടുക്കുക, തടസ്സംചെയ്യുക, ഇല്ലാതെയാക്കുക, തടയുന്നതിനായി ആദ്യം തന്നെ വേണ്ടതുചെയ്യുക

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 Malayalam

What is the meaning of forestall in Malayalam?
Forestall in Malayalam is മുൻകൂട്ടിതടയുക, വരാതെയാക്കുക, മുന്നേതടുക്കുക, തടസ്സംചെയ്യുക.
forestall എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Forestall: മുൻകൂട്ടിതടയുക, വരാതെയാക്കുക, മുന്നേതടുക്കുക, തടസ്സംചെയ്യുക.
What does forestall mean in English?
Forestall means to prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: forestall (dataset and license). 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 Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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