ehkäistä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (transitive) To prevent, keep from occurring, avert, block, bar.
  • (transitive) To stop, halt, check, keep keep/hold back, hold up, stave stave/ward off.
  • (transitive) To thwart, frustrate, foil, arrest, nip in the bud, forestall; to intercept, defend against, counteract, fend off.
  • (transitive) To suppress, repress, stanch, stop.

Etymology

Suffix from Finnish ehkä (maybe).

Origin

Finnish

ehkä

Gloss

maybe

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