English-Thai Dictionary

forestall

VT กักตุนสินค้า  kak-tun-sin-ka

 

forestall

VT คาดหวัง (คำ โบรา ณ  kad-wang

 

forestall

VT ป้องกัน  กัน (ไม่ ให้ เกิดขึ้น  hinder prevent thwart pong-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORESTALL

v.t.[See Stall. ] 1. To anticipate; to take beforehand.
Why need a man forestall his date of grief, and run to meet what he would most avoid?
2. To hinder by preoccupation or prevention.
I will not forestall your judgment of the rest.
3. In law, to buy or bargain for corn, or provisions of any kind, before they arrive at the market or fair, with intent to sell them at higher prices. This is a penal offense.
4. To deprive by something prior. [Not in use. ]

 

FORESTALLED

pp. Anticipated; hindered; purchased before arrival in market.

 

FORESTALLER

n.One who forestalls; a person who purchases provisions before they come to the fair or market, with a view to raise the price.

 

FORESTALLING

ppr. Anticipating; hindering; buying provisions before they arrive in market, with intent to sell them at high prices.

 

FORESTALLING

n.Anticipation; prevention; the act of buying provisions before they are offered in market, with intent to sell them at higher prices.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORESTALL

Fore *stall ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forestalled; p. pr. & vb. n.Forestalling. ] Etym: [OE. forstallen to stop, to obstruct; to stop (goods ) on the way to the market by buying them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal, foresteall, prop. , a placing one's self before another. See Fore, and Stall. ]

 

1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. What need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid Milton.

 

2. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance.

 

An ugly serpent which forestalled their way. Fairfax. But evermore those damsels did forestall Their furious encounter. Spenser. To be forestalled ere we come to fall. Shak. Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. Rush.

 

3. To deprive; -- with of. [R.] All the better; may This night forestall him of the coming day! Shak.

 

4. (Eng. Law )

 

Defn: To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market. To forestall the market, to buy or contract for merchandise or provision on its way to market, with the intention of selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an offense at law in England until 1844. Burrill.

 

Syn. -- To anticipate; monopolize; engross.

 

FORESTALLER

FORESTALLER Fore *stall "er, n.

 

Defn: One who forestalls; esp. , one who forestalls the market. Locke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forestall

fore stall |fôrˈstôl fɔrˈstɔl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action ) by taking action ahead of time: vitamins may forestall many diseases of aging. • act in advance of (someone ) in order to prevent them from doing something: she started to rise, but Erica forestalled her and got the telephone. • historical buy up (goods ) in order to profit by an enhanced price. DERIVATIVES fore stall er noun, fore stall ment noun ORIGIN Old English foresteall ‘an ambush ’ (see fore- and stall ). As a verb the earliest sense (Middle English ) was ‘intercept and buy up (goods ) before they reach the market, so as to raise the price ’ (formerly an offense ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

forestall

forestall |fɔːˈstɔːl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action ) by taking advance action: they will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence. • act in advance of (someone ) in order to prevent them from doing something: he would have spoken but David forestalled him. • historical buy up (goods ) in order to profit by an enhanced price. DERIVATIVES forestaller noun, forestalment noun ORIGIN Old English foresteall ‘an ambush ’ (see fore- and stall ). As a verb the earliest sense (Middle English ) was ‘intercept and buy up goods before they reach the market, so as to raise the price ’ (formerly an offence ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

forestall

forestall verb they were unable to forestall Roosevelt's reelection: preempt, get in before; anticipate, second-guess; nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude, obviate, prevent; informal beat someone to it.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forestall

forestall verb they will resign to forestall a vote of no confidence: pre-empt, get in before, get ahead of, steal a march on, anticipate, second-guess, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, foil, stave off, ward off, fend off, avert, preclude, obviate, prevent, intercept, check, block, hinder, impede, obstruct; informal beat someone to it, beat someone to the draw /punch.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forestall

fore st á ll 動詞 他動詞 …を阻止 [予防 ]する, …の機先を制する (stop, prevent ).