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hin⋅der

1  [hin-der]
Use hinder in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
2. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop: to hinder a man from committing a crime.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be an obstacle or impediment.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME hindren, OE hindrian to hold back, equiv. to hinder hinder 2 + -ian causative v. suffix

Related forms:
hin⋅der⋅er, noun
hin⋅der⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. encumber, obstruct, trammel. 2. block, thwart. See prevent.

Antonyms:
1. encourage.

hind⋅er

2  [hahyn-der]
–adjective
1. situated at the rear or back; posterior: the hinder part of a carcass.
–noun
2. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; cf. OE hinder (adv.) behind; c. G hinter (prep.) behind

hind

1  [hahynd]
–adjective
situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
Origin:
1300–50; ME hinde; cf. OE hindan (adv.) from behind, at the back; c. G hinten; see behind, hinder 2

Synonyms:
1. See back 1 .
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hind 1   (hīnd)   
adj.  Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]
hin·der 1   (hĭn'dər)   
v.   hin·dered, hin·der·ing, hin·ders

v.   tr.
  1. To be or get in the way of.
  2. To obstruct or delay the progress of.
v.   intr.
To interfere with action or progress.

[Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]
hin'der·er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to slow or prevent progress or movement. To hinder is to hold back and often implies stopping or prevention: The travelers were hindered by storms.
To hamper is to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling: His clothes hampered his efforts to swim to safety.
To impede is to slow by making action or movement difficult: "Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles" (Mary Shelley).
Obstruct implies the presence of obstacles: A building obstructed our view of the mountains.
Block refers to complete obstruction that prevents progress, passage, or action: "Do not block the way of inquiry" (Charles S. Peirce).
Dam suggests obstruction of the flow, progress, or release of something: She dammed the brook to form a pool. He dammed up his emotions.
To bar is to prevent entry or exit or prohibit a course of action: The legislature passed laws that bar price fixing.
hind·er 2   (hīn'dər)   
adj.  Variant of hind1.
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Hinder

Hind"er\, a. [OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind; akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar; orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See Hence, He, and cf. Hind, a., Hindmost.] Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a horse.

He was in the hinder part of the ship. --Mark iv. 38.

Hinder

Hin"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hindered; p. pr. & vb. n. Hindering.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr. hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG. hintar?n, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See Hinder, a.]

1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.

Them that were entering in ye hindered. --Luke xi. 52.

I hinder you too long. --Shak.

2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.

What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of families, from having the same right? --Locke.

Syn: To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent; stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct; debar; embarrass.

Hinder

Hin"der\, v. i. To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

This objection hinders not but that the heroic action of some commander . . . may be written. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : hinder
Spanish: retrasar; impedir; dificultar, entorpecer,
German: hindern,
Japanese: 妨げる
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hinder  (v.)
O.E. hindrian "to harm, injure, impair," from P.Gmc. *khinderojanan, from a root meaning "on that side of, behind" (cf. hind (adj.)); thus the ground sense is "to put or keep back." Cognate of O.N. hindra, Du. hinderen, Ger. hindern "to keep back."

hinder  (adj.)
"rear," O.E. hinder (adv.), possibly comparative of hind (adj.).
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