thwart
To cause to fail; to frustrate, to preventTo cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
» Tom tried to thwart their plans.
Tom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen.
Том пытался сорвать их планы.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the thunderstorm.
The police thwarted the would-be assassin.
durchkreuzen, entgegenwirken, vereiteln
мешать исполнениюmešát’ ispolnéniju, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ, воспрепя́тствоватьvosprepjátstvovatʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To place (something) across (another thing); to position crosswise.
(also, figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To hinder or obstruct by placing (something) in the way of; to block, to impede, to oppose.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To move (something) across or counter to; to cross.
An arrow thwarts the air.
пересекатьperesekatʹ
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Examples
31 sentencesTom tried to thwart their plans.
ruТом пытался сорвать их планы.
deTom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen.
I won't let Tom thwart my plans.
ruЯ не позволю Тому помешать моим планам.
deIch lasse Tom nicht meine Pläne durchkreuzen.
Tom tried to thwart Mary's plans.
deTom versuchte, Marias Pläne zu durchkreuzen.
Tom tried to thwart her plans.
ruТом пытался сорвать её планы.
deTom versuchte, ihre Pläne zu durchkreuzen.
He's always thwarting my nefarious plans.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert (“obstinate, perverse”), from Old NFrom Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert (“obstinate, perverse”), from Old Norse þvert, neuter of þverr (“transverse”).
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Forms
thwarts, thwarting, thwarted, thwartedSynonyms
60 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 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