hinder

• hindre (archaic)

From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪndɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪndə(r)

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

1. (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to frustrate, act as obstacle.

   A drought hinders the growth of plants.

   • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Arsenal were playing without a recognised full-back - their defence comprising four centre-halves - and the lack of width was hindering their progress.

   • 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.

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

     Then let me goe, and hinder not my courſe

   • John Locke

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

3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:hinder.

• (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; See also Thesaurus:hinder

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

comparative form of hind: more hind

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪn.də/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪndə(r)

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, ...

hinder

1. comparative form of hind: more hind

Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:hinder.

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

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

• hind
• hindermost
• hindmost

hinder (plural hinders)

1. (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
   • 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning , →ISBN, 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.

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:hinder.

• herdin', hindre

From hindre (“to hinder”). Cognate to German Low German hinder, hinter and Old Norse hindr.

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 ...

• hindre, hindring

See hind.

• hinde

hinder c

1. plural indefinite of hind

See hinde.

hinder c

1. plural indefinite of hinde

From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.

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• Rhymes: -ɪndər

hinder m (uncountable)

1. hindrance, impediment, obstruction

• geluidshinder

hinder

1. first-person singular present indicative of hinderen
2. imperative of hinderen

hinder

1. First-person singular present of hindern.
2. Imperative singular of hindern.

From Old Norse hindr

hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)

1. obstacle, hindrance, impediment
2. fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
3. hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)

• “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Old Norse hindr

hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)

1. obstacle, hindrance, impediment
2. fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
3. hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)

• “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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hinder n

1. obstacle, impediment, obstruction

• (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.

• hinderbana
• hinderlöpning
• trafikhinder

• hindra