THWART

Meaning of THWART in English

[verb] [T] - to stop (something) from happening or (someone) from doing somethingMy holiday plans have been thwarted by the strike.She is constantly trying to thwart my efforts to make new friends.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

THWART — oposir, impedir, frustrar, contrariar
English interlingue dictionary
THWART — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1. to run counter to so as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THWART — I. ˈthwȯ(ə)r]t, -ȯ(ə)], nautical often ˈthȯ-; usu ]d.+V\ adverb Etymology: Middle English thwert, thwart, from Old Norse thvert, from neuter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THWART — (v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (prep.) Across; athwart.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — — thwartedly , adv. — thwarter , n. /thwawrt/ , v.t. 1. to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — prep across; athwart. 2. thwart ·adj fig.: perverse; crossgrained. 3. thwart ·adj thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. 4. thwart ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
THWART — [thwart] vt [ME thwerten, fr. thwert, adv.] (13c) 1 a: to run counter to so as to effectively oppose or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THWART — thwart BrE AmE θwɔːt AmE θwɔːrt ▷ thwarted ˈθwɔːt ɪd -əd AmE ˈθwɔːrt̬ əd ▷ thwarting ˈθwɔːt ɪŋ AmE ˈθwɔːrt̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THWART — / θwɔːt; NAmE θwɔːrt/ verb [ vn ] [ often passive ] thwart sth | thwart sb (in sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THWART — thwart /θwɔːt $ θwɔːrt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: thwart 'across' (13-19 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THWART — ( thwarts, thwarting, thwarted) If you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THWART — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES foil/thwart an attempt formal (= make it fail ) ▪ Troops loyal to the general …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THWART — verb ADVERB ▪ easily ▪ successfully ▪ constantly , repeatedly ▪ Plans to expand the company have been constantly ~ed. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn : transverse, transversal 2) уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — thwart.ogg 1. θwɔ:t n банка на гребной шлюпке 2. θwɔ:t a 1. попереный, косой thwart lines - поперечные линии thwart …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THWART — (шлюпочная) банка - mast thwart - stroke thwart
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
THWART — (шлюпочная) банка - mast thwart - stroke thwart
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
THWART — 1. θwɔ:t n банка на гребной шлюпке 2. θwɔ:t a 1. попереный, косой thwart lines - поперечные линии thwart motion …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn: transverse , transversal 2) несговорчивый, упрямый 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn: transverse, transversal 2) несговорчивый, упрямый 3) а) неблагоприятный б) противный (о ветре) 3. гл. 1) мешать; расстраивать, разрушать (планы …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
THWART — 1. _n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. _a. 1> поперечный, косой; thwart motion - поперечное движение 2> _уст. несговорчивый, упрямый …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
THWART — 1. n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. a. 1. поперечный, косой; thwart motion - поперечное движение 2. уст. несговорчивый, упрямый …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
THWART — 1. _n. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. _a. 1> поперечный, косой; thwart motion поперечное движение 2> _уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
THWART — 1. сущ. банка на гребной шлюпке 2. прил. 1) косой, поперечный Syn : transverse, transversal 2) уст. несговорчивый, упрямый 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
THWART — (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Английский словарь Webster
THWART — ( v. t. ) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. t. ) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. i. ) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( v. i. ) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( prep. ) Across; athwart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( n. ) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — ( a. ) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THWART — adj. diagonal, slanted, sloped
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — v. frustrate, foil, prevent, impede; be placed across; place across
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — n. act of prevention or frustration; seat across a boat used by an oarsman
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — prep. transversely
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — adv. across, from side to side; beyond; transversely; on the other side; to the other side; athwart, in an apposing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THWART — I. ˈthwȯrt transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1. a. : to run counter …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THWART — n. Function: noun Etymology: alteration of obsolete thought, thoft, from Middle English thoft, from Old English thofte; akin to Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — n. Function: adjective Date: 14th century : situated or placed across something else : TRANSVERSE – thwart · ly adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — n. Pronunciation: ' thwo ̇ rt, naut often ' tho ̇ rt Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English thwert, from Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — n. Pronunciation: ' thwo ̇ rt Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English thwerten, from thwert, adverb Date: 13th century 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THWART — [ θwɔ:t ] ■ verb prevent from succeeding in or accomplishing something. ■ noun a structural crosspiece forming a seat …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. --v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). --n. a rower's seat placed across …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). n. a rower's seat placed across …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THWART — v., n., prep., & adv. --v.tr. frustrate or foil (a person or purpose etc.). --n. a rower's seat placed across …
Oxford English vocab
THWART — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) If you ~ someone or ~ their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THWART — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: TRANSVERSE , crossing, crosswise, transversal, traverse
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THWART — v. a. 1. Traverse, cross, intersect, lie across, move across. 2. Hinder, oppose, oppugn, obstruct, contravene, counteract, disconcert, cross. 3. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
THWART — See ↑ STOP 26
Longman Activator English vocab
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Cambridge English vocab

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