hinder
To make difficult to accomplishTo make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
» Nothing will hinder my malicious plan.
Nichts wird meinen heimtückischen Plan aufhalten.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
A drought hinders the growth of plants.
erschweren, behindern
меша́тьmešátʹ, помеша́тьpomešátʹ, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ
(ambitransitive)To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
She hindered a man from committing suicide.
hindern, behindern, erschweren
меша́тьmešátʹ, помеша́тьpomešátʹ, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To cause harm.
- put at a disadvantage
- be a hindrance or obstacle to
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
Examples
67 sentencesNothing will hinder my malicious plan.
deNichts wird meinen heimtückischen Plan aufhalten.
There is nothing to hinder me.
Мені ніщо не заважає.
ruМеня ничто не задерживает.
deDa ist nichts, was mich hindert.
He hindered me in my work.
Він заважав мені у моїй роботі.
Don't hinder me in my work.
deBehindere mich nicht in meiner Arbeit.
They were hindered in their study.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hiFrom Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
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Forms
hinders, hindering, hindered, hinderedSynonyms
51 synonymsAntonyms
9 antonymsWord family
27 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle