hinder

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Verb 1.1.2.1 Quotations 1.1.2.2 Synonyms 1.1.2.3 Antonyms 1.1.2.4 Derived terms 1.1.2.5 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2.2 Quotations 1.2.2.3 Synonyms 1.2.2.4 Antonyms 1.2.2.5 Related terms 1.2.2.6 Translations 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Quotations 1.2.3.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Related terms 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2.2 Noun 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Verb 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Derived terms 4.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindarōjan (“‘to put back’”), from *hindar (“‘back’”) (adverb). Cognate with German hindern.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhɪn.də/, SAMPA: /"hIn.d@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhɪn.dɚ/, SAMPA: /"hIn.d@`/
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• Rhymes: -ɪndə(r)

[edit] Verb

to hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)

1. (transitive) To keep back; to delay or impede.
   • 1591 - William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona act ii, scene 7 (First Folio ed.)

     Then let me goe, and hinder not my courſe

2. (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.
   • 1599 - William Shakespeare, Henry V act ii, scene 2 (act i; First Folio ed.)

     Since God ſo graciouſly hath brought to light
     This dangerous Treaſon, lurking in our way,
     To hinder our beginnings.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.

[edit] Quotations

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[edit] Synonyms

• (to delay or impede movement): bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
• (to make a task difficult): delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart

[edit] Antonyms

• (to delay or impede movement): aid, assist, help
• (to make a task difficult): assist, expedite, facilitate, help

[edit] Derived terms

• hinderer
• hindrance
• unhindered

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Comparative form of hind: more hind.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈhaɪn.də/, SAMPA: /"haIn.d@/
• (US) IPA: /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/, SAMPA: /"haIn.d@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)

[edit] Adjective

hinder (not comparable)

1. Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

   the hinder end of a wagon

   the hinder parts of a horse

   • 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673

     On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...

2. Comparative form of hind: more hind.

[edit] Usage notes

Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.

[edit] Quotations

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[edit] Synonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear): back, hind, rear

[edit] Antonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear): fore, front

[edit] Related terms

• hind
• hindermost
• hindmost

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

hinder (plural hinders)

1. (slang, euphemism) The buttocks.
   • 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning ^[1], ISBN 0875963234, page 195:

     Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.

[edit] Quotations

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[edit] Translations

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From to hinder from Low Saxon hinder from Old Norse hindr.

[edit] Noun

hinder n.

1. hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
   • være til hinder

     to be in the way

   • Der er intet til hinder for at ...

     There is nothing in the way (no obstacle against it), to ...

[edit] Related terms

• hindre, hindring

[edit] Etymology 2

See hind.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• hinde

[edit] Noun

hinder c.

1. Plural indefinite of hind.

[edit] Etymology 3

See hinde.

[edit] Noun

hinder c.

1. Plural indefinite of hinde.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Dutch hinder

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

hinder m.

1. hindrance, impediment, obstruction

[edit] Verb

hinder

1. First person singular and imperative of hinderen

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for hinder	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	hinder	hindret	hinder	hindren
Possessive form	hinders	hindrets	hinders	hindrens

hinder n.

1. obstacle, impediment, obstruction

[edit] Derived terms

• hinderbana
• hinderlöpning
• trafikhinder

[edit] Related terms

• hindra