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hinder
English
Alternative forms
- hindre (archaic)
Etymology 1
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindr?n?, *hinder?n? (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?nd?/
- Rhymes: -?nd?(r)
Verb
hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)
- (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- Synonyms: delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart; see also Thesaurus:hinder
- Antonyms: assist, expedite, facilitate, help
- (transitive, intransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
- Antonyms: aid, assist, help
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
comparative form of hind: more hind
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ha?n.d?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
Adjective
hinder (not comparable)
- Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.
- the hinder end of a wagon
- the hinder parts of a horse
- 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673
- On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...
hinder
- comparative form of hind: more hind
Usage notes
Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Synonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): back, hind, rear, posterior
Antonyms
- (of or belonging to that part in the rear): fore, front
Related terms
- hind
- hindermost
- hindmost
Translations
Noun
hinder (plural hinders)
- (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
- Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.
- 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning [2], ?ISBN, page 195:
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
Translations
Anagrams
- herdin', hindre
Danish
Etymology 1
From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?(d)?r/, [?hen??], [?hen?d??]
Noun
hinder n
- (obsolete) hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
- in the modern language only in the expression være til hinder (“to be in the way”)
Related terms
- hindre, hindring
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen??r/, [?hen??]
Alternative forms
- hinde
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hind
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hen?r/, [?hen?]
Noun
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hinde
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?nd?r
Noun
hinder m (uncountable)
- hindrance, impediment, obstruction
Derived terms
- geluidshinder
Verb
hinder
- first-person singular present indicative of hinderen
- imperative of hinderen
German
Verb
hinder
- inflection of hindern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hindr
Noun
hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References
- “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
hinder n
- obstacle, impediment, obstruction
Usage notes
- (For some cases) Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.
Declension
Derived terms
- hinderbana
- hinderlöpning
- trafikhinder
Related terms
- hindra
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discontinue
English
Etymology
From Old French descontinuer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?sk?n?t?nju/
Verb
discontinue (third-person singular simple present discontinues, present participle discontinuing, simple past and past participle discontinued)
- To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.
- They plan to discontinue that design.
- 1603, Samuel Daniel, A Defence of Rime
- Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these parts the space of seven hundred years.
- 1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
- They modify and discriminate the voice, without appearing to discontinue it.
Synonyms
- terminate
- break off
Antonyms
- continue
Translations
French
Adjective
discontinue
- feminine singular of discontinu
Italian
Adjective
discontinue
- feminine plural of discontinuo
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