forestall :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

counter, anticipate, foresee

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

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stay

v. stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

trust, desire, hope, expect

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

look, wait, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

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