Forefend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹfɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːfɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːfɛnd/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹfɛnd/.

Examples

Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

avert fend off forfend ward off stave off obviate deflect avoid head off debar

Parts of Speech

verb	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening “Let's avoid a confrontation”

Word Forms

obviation	noun	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
avertible	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avertable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off
avoidable	adjective	capable of being avoided or warded off

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorbeugen

das Auftreten von verhindern; verhindern, dass etwas passiert

🇫🇷French

prédire

prévenir l'apparition de ; empêcher que cela se produise

🇪🇸Spanish

defender

prevenir la ocurrencia de; evitar que suceda

🇮🇹Italian

difendersi

prevenire il verificarsi di; impedire che accada

🇳🇱Dutch

voorhoeden

het voorkomen van; voorkomen dat dit gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

defender

prevenir a ocorrência de; impedir que aconteça

🇷🇺Russian

предохранять

предотвратить возникновение; предотвратить случившееся

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे बढ़ना

की घटना को रोकें; होने से रोकें

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্ষা করা

এর ঘটনা প্রতিরোধ করা; ঘটতে বাধা দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

நிகழ்வதைத் தடுக்கவும்; நடக்காமல் தடுக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుచూపు

సంభవించడాన్ని నిరోధించండి; జరగకుండా నిరోధించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बचाव करणे

च्या घटना टाळण्यासाठी; होण्यापासून प्रतिबंधित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બચાવ

ની ઘટના અટકાવવા; થવાથી અટકાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಾಲೋಚನೆ

ಸಂಭವಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಿರಿ; ಸಂಭವಿಸದಂತೆ ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻനിർത്തി

സംഭവിക്കുന്നത് തടയുക; സംഭവിക്കുന്നത് തടയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਾਅ

ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕਣ; ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

دفاع کرنا

کی موجودگی کو روکنا؛ ہونے سے روکیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预防

防止发生；防止发生

🇯🇵Japanese

免責する

の発生を防ぐ。起こらないようにする

🇰🇷Korean

미리 방어하다

발생을 방지합니다. 일어나는 것을 방지하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

báo trước

ngăn chặn sự xuất hiện của; ngăn chặn xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ข้างหน้า

ป้องกันการเกิด; ป้องกันไม่ให้เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertahanan depan

mencegah terjadinya; mencegah terjadinya

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagtanggol

maiwasan ang paglitaw ng; maiwasang mangyari

🇲🇾Malay

membela diri

mencegah berlakunya; mengelakkan daripada berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأمامية

منع حدوث؛ منع من الحدوث

🇮🇷Persian

دفاع کردن

جلوگیری از وقوع؛ جلوگیری از وقوع

🇹🇷Turkish

önceden savunmak

oluşmasını önlemek; olmasını engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להגן מראש

למנוע התרחשות של; למנוע מלהתרחש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'forefend'?

The primary meaning of 'forefend' is 'prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening'.

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Using 'forefend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'forefend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'forefend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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