How to pronounce “forestall”
Say “forestall” in 2 beats
forestall
/fɔɹˈstɔl/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɔːstɔːl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɔɹfɔɹ
- stɔlstɔlstress
- IPA (American)
- /fɔɹˈstɔl/
- IPA (British)
- /fɔːstɔːl/
- Respelling
- fawr-STAWL
- Syllables
- 2 — fɔɹ-STƆL
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: fɔɹ-STƆL. “stɔl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/fɔɹˈstɔl/
/fɔːstɔːl/
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What “forestall” means
- verb
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
“My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”
- verb
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Say it in a sentence
“Locking the gate should forestall any more midnight visitors.”“forestall”, answered
How do you pronounce “forestall”?
“forestall” is pronounced /fɔɹˈstɔl/ (fawr-STAWL) in American English and /fɔːstɔːl/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “stɔl”. Build it as fɔɹ-STƆL, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “forestall” have?
2: fɔɹ · stɔl. The beat lands on the second, “stɔl”.
Is “forestall” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fɔɹˈstɔl/ (fawr-STAWL); British English says /fɔːstɔːl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “forestall” mean?
As a verb: keep from happening or arising; make impossible For example: “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “forestall”?
Stress the second syllable: fɔɹ-STƆL. “stɔl” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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