Associations to the word «Forestalling»

Wiktionary

FORESTALLING, verb. Present participle of forestall
FORESTALLING, noun. The act of one who forestalls.

Dictionary definition

FORESTALLING, noun. The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke