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. — raggione
There is nothing to hinder me.
Мені ніщо не заважає. — deniko
ruМеня ничто не задерживает. — Hellerick
deDa ist nichts, was mich hindert. — Tamy
He hindered me in my work.
Він заважав мені у моїй роботі. — deniko
Don't hinder me in my work.
deBehindere mich nicht in meiner Arbeit. — Wolf
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
50 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