hinder
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- hindre (archaic)
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɪndə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪndɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪndə(ɹ)
Verb edit
hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)
- (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
- Synonyms: delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart; see also Thesaurus:hinder
- Antonyms: assist, expedite, facilitate, help
- A drought hinders the growth of plants.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 75, column 2:
- We doubt not of a faire and luckie Warre, / Since God ſo graciouſly hath brought to light / This dangerous Treaſon, lurking in our way, / To hinder our beginnings.
- 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 – 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2018:
- Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back – their defence comprising four centre-halves – and the lack of width was hindering their progress.
- (transitive, intransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- She hindered a man from committing suicide.
- Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop
- Antonyms: aid, assist, help
- c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii], page 28, column 1:
- Then let me goe, and hinder not my courſe: [...]
- 1689 December (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “Who Heir?”, in Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], →OCLC, book I, paragraph 142, pages 181–182:
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.
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Etymology 2 edit
comparative form of hind: more hind
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪn.də/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪndə(ɹ)
Adjective edit
hinder (not comparable)
- 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
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- Let no man say that the Devil is not a cruel tyrant. He may give his folk some scrapings of unhallowed pleasure, but he will exact tithes, yea, of anise and cummin, in return, and there is aye the reckoning to pay at the hinder end.
- 1990, C. W. H. Havard, editor, Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, page 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, […]
Adjective edit
hinder
- comparative form of hind: more hind
Usage notes edit
Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
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Noun edit
hinder (plural hinders)
- (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.
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Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hinder n
- (obsolete) hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction
- in the modern language only in the expression være til hinder (“to be in the way”)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Noun edit
hinder c
- indefinite plural of hind
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
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hinder c
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.
Noun edit
hinder m (uncountable)
- hindrance, impediment, obstruction
- Hij ondervindt veel hinder van de chronische ziekte. ― He experiences much hindrance due to the chronic disease.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
hinder
- inflection of hinderen:
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
hinder
- inflection of hindern:
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French aider (“to help”).
Verb edit
hinder
- (Saint-Domingue) to help
- Hinder nion monde dans bisoin. ― To help a person in need.
References edit
- S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)
- obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
- hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)
References edit
- “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Sweden) (file)
Noun edit
hinder n
- an obstacle, an obstruction
- Hästen hoppade över ett hinder
- The horse jumped an obstacle
- En stor sten mitt i vägen är ett hinder
- A big rock in the middle of the road is an obstacle
- (figuratively) an obstacle, a barrier, a hindrance, a hurdle, etc.
- hinder för effektiv kommunikation
- barriers to effective communication
- att stöta på hinder
- to run into obstacles
Usage notes edit
- (for some cases): Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Declension edit
Declension of hinder | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hinder | hindret | hinder | hindren |
Genitive | hinders | hindrets | hinders | hindrens |
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References edit
- hinder in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hinder in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hinder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)