Meaning

1 senses

  1. To be positioned contrary to; be set against; oppose; hinder

Origin

From Middle English thwertenen, equivalent to thwart + -en.

From Middle English thwertenen, equivalent to thwart + -en.

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Forms

thwartens, thwartening, thwartened, thwartened
Base formthwarten · to thwarten
3rd person singularthwartens
Present participlethwartening
Past simplethwartened
Past participlethwartened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythwarten
he, she, itthwartens

Past simpleLesson

all personsthwartened

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thwartened
he, she, ithas thwartened

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill thwarten

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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thwarten — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto