What does 阻む mean in Japanese?

to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct

阻む (Habamu) — to keep someone from doing · Japanese Dictionary

はばむ

Habamu

Other forms: 沮む

阻む (Habamu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check”.

godan verb, transitive verbto keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

我々の前進は阻まれた。
Our advance was checked.
彼らは大きな川に前進を阻まれた。
Their progress was stopped by a wide river.
行く手を阻んだものは、高さ１メートル足らずの石壁でした。
The thing blocking my path was a stone wall of less than 1 meter's height.

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