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Definition of Hinder

Hinder

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.
  4. To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.

Hinder Quotations

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
Abraham Lincoln

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

If you are carrying strong feelings about something that happened in your past, they may hinder your ability to live in the present.
Les Brown

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.
Oswald Chambers

Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
Jose Marti
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Hinder Translations

hinder in Danish is hindre, forhindre, forstyrre
hinder in Dutch is belemmeren, doorkruisen, beletten
hinder in Finnish is vaivata
hinder in German is behindere, aufhalten
hinder in Italian is impedire
hinder in Latin is impedo, prohibeo, impedio
hinder in Norwegian is forhindre, hindre
hinder in Spanish is impedir, molestar, empachar

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