"forestall" in German to forestall verhindern zuvorkommen Detailed translations for "forestall" to forestall to forestall(also: to inhibit, to impede, to kibosh, to obviate sth.) verhindern{transitive verb} to forestall zuvorkommen{intransitive verb} I will forestall their repair hither, and say you are not fit. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Ich will zuvorkommen und sagen, Ihr seid nicht aufgelegt.