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Dictionary: Hind·er

a.

[OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind, a., Hindmost.]
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse.

He was in the hinder part of the ship.
Mark iv. 38.

Hin·der
v. t.

[imp. & p. p. Hindered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hindering.]

1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.

Them that were entering in ye hindered.
Luke xi. 52.

I hinder you too long.
Shak.

2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.

What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right?
Locke.

Syn. -- To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent; stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct; debar; embarrass.

Hin·der
v. i.

To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written.
Dryden.

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verb

    To interfere with the progress of: bog (down), encumber, hold back, impede, obstruct. Idioms: get in the way of. See help/harm/harmless, open/close.

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v

Definition: prevent, slow down
Antonyms: advance, aid, allow, assist, encourage, facilitate, forward, further, help, permit, promote, push


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To get in the way of.

pronunciation If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present. — Les Brown

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - hindre, forhindre, genere, vanskeliggøre, besværliggøre
v. intr. - blive forhindret, blive generet

2.
adj. - bag-, bagest

Nederlands (Dutch)
hinderen, belemmeren, verhinderen, achterste-

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - gêner, entraver, faire obstacle à, freiner (le progrès), retarder, empêcher, retenir, arrêter (qn)
v. intr. - être entravé, être gêné

2.
adj. - situé à l'arrière, arrière (les pattes), postérieur

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - behindern, aufhalten

2.
adj. - (Komp. von hind) hinter

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιβραδύνω, (παρ)εμποδίζω, δυσχεραίνω, (παρα)κωλύω

Italiano (Italian)
essere d'impaccio, ostacolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - impedir

Русский (Russian)
препятствовать, удержать, не дать, задний

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - estorbar, dificultar, entorpecer, poner trabas
v. intr. - ser un obstáculo o impedimento

2.
adj. - situado en la parte posterior

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hindra, förhindra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 妨碍, 阻碍, 起阻碍作用, 成为障碍

2. 后面的, 后部的, 在后的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 後面的, 後部的, 在後的

2.
v. tr. - 妨礙, 阻礙
v. intr. - 起阻礙作用, 成為障礙

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 방해하다, ~을 지연시키다
v. intr. - 장애가 되다, 행동에 지장을 주다

2.
adj. - 후방의, 후부의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 後ろの, 後部の, 後方の
v. - 妨げる, 妨害する, 邪魔する, 遅らせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمنع, يعوق, يعرقل, يوقف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפריע, מנע, עיכב‬
v. intr. - ‮היווה מכשול ל-, עיכב, הפריע, מנע‬
adj. - ‮אחורי‬


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