avvärja [~värjde ~värjt] verb | forfend [forfended, forfending, forfends](prohibit; forbid; avert) verb [UK: fˈɔːfend] [US: fˈɔːrfend] stave off(prevent something from happening) verb [UK: steɪv ɒf] [US: ˈsteɪv ˈɒf] ward off(to parry, or turn aside) verb [UK: wɔːd ɒf] [US: ˈwɔːrd ˈɒf] |