head off

(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ ) US:

Slow

Normal

Verb: head off

1. head off [ Synonyms: avert, avoid, debar, deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, obviate, stave off, ward off]
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike";	روکنا ۔ ٹالنا ۔ کچھ ہونے سے روکنا ۔

Derived Words:

avertable, avertible, avoidable, obviation

Generic Words:

forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent

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