Polyglot Dictionary

thwart

/θwɔːrt/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
thwarts
past
thwarted
past participle
thwarted
gerund
thwarting

Meaning

  1. frustrar (un plan)

    • Their escape plan was thwarted at the last minute.

      Su plan de escape fue frustrado en el último minuto.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

foil

Near-total synonyms for stopping someone's plan; largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa thwart?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Their escape plan was ___ at the last minute.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a thwart?

verb

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