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ward off

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  1. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

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

    Synonyms:
    forfend, avoid, eliminate, avert, distract, keep off, bend, suspend, obviate, invalidate, fend off, stave off, block, nullify, debar, exclude, head off, forefend, annul, quash, rid of, parry, bar, turn away, deflect, void

  2. ward offverb

    avert, turn away, or repel

    "Ward off danger"

    Synonyms:
    deflect, head off, obviate, forfend, forefend, avoid, stave off, fend off, debar, avert

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  1. ward off

    Synonyms:
    avert, FOREFEND, parry, repel, turn aside, fend off, keep off

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How to use ward off in a sentence?

  1. Gaston Kroub:

    Qualcomm will be happy they got at least something, but at the end of day, with this final determination, Apple will be emboldened to think it can continue to ward off Qualcomm's attacks, i don't see anything here that would impact Apple's defense strategy.

  2. Don Delillo:

    We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

  3. Franz Kafka:

    Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins.

  4. Thomas Kochan:

    I see it as an effort to ward off negative publicity when they will be most vulnerable to publicity.

  5. Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon:

    Whoever doesn't have( a gun), should use whatever he has - it can be a club, an umbrella, anything - that can ward off the stabber and neutralize him.


Translations for ward off

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  • prevenirCatalan, Valencian
  • odrazitCzech
  • abwehrenGerman
  • prevenir, esquivar, evitarSpanish
  • torjuaFinnish
  • parer, éviter, prévenirFrench
  • से बचनाHindi
  • parearIdo
  • deviare, scansare, sviare, allontanare, evitareItalian
  • かわすJapanese
  • propulsareLatin
  • ontwijken, voorkomen, afwerenDutch
  • отбива́ть, отрази́ть, отража́ть, предотврати́ть, предотвраща́ть, отби́ть, отвраща́ть, отврати́ть, пари́роватьRussian
  • avvärjaSwedish

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