hinder

== English == === Alternative forms === hindre (archaic) === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɪndə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɪndɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪndə(ɹ) ==== Verb ==== 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: further, assist, expedite, facilitate, help (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent. Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop Antonyms: aid, assist, help (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English hinder, comparative form of hind: more hind. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪn.də/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪndə(ɹ) ==== Adjective ==== hinder (not comparable) Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows. Synonyms: back, hind, rear, posterior Antonyms: front, fore the hinder end of a wagon the hinder parts of a horse ==== Adjective ==== hinder comparative form of hind: more hind ===== Usage notes ===== Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts. ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== hinder (plural hinders) (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks. ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder. ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === herdin', hindre == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /henˀ(d)ər/, [ˈhenˀɐ], [ˈhenˀd̥ɐ] ==== Noun ==== 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 ===== hindre, hindring === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Alternative forms ==== hinde ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /henˀər/, [ˈhenˀɐ] ==== Noun ==== hinder c indefinite plural of hind === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /henər/, [ˈhenɐ] ==== Noun ==== hinder c indefinite plural of hinde == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɪn.dər/ Hyphenation: hin‧der Rhymes: -ɪndər === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen. ==== Noun ==== hinder m (uncountable, no diminutive) hindrance, impediment, obstruction Hij ondervindt veel hinder van de chronische ziekte. ― He experiences much hindrance due to the chronic disease. ===== Derived terms ===== geluidshinder === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== hinder inflection of hinderen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hinder inflection of hindern: first-person singular present singular imperative == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French aider (“to help”). === Verb === hinder (Saint-Domingue) to help Hinder nion monde dans bisoin. ― To help a person in need. === References === S. J. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎[3] (in French), Paris == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse hindr. === Noun === 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 === “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hindr. === Noun === 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 === “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, back”) === Adverb === hinder back, behind, down === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “hinder”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Swedish == === Etymology === Deverbal from hindra. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hinder n an obstacle, an obstruction (figuratively) an obstacle, a barrier, a hindrance, a hurdle, etc. (athletics) steeplechase 3 000 m hinder ― 3000m steeplechase ==== Usage notes ==== (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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== förhinder hindra === References === “hinder”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hinder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hinder”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) hindra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === hirden