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prevent
[ pri-vent ]
verb (used with object)
- to keep from occurring; avert; hinder:
He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to hinder or stop from doing something:
There is nothing to prevent us from going.
- Archaic. to act ahead of; forestall.
- Archaic. to precede.
- Archaic. to anticipate.
verb (used without object)
- to interpose a hindrance:
He will come if nothing prevents.
prevent
/ ɪˈɛԳ /
verb
- tr to keep from happening, esp by taking precautionary action
- troften foll byfrom to keep (someone from doing something); hinder; impede
- intr to interpose or act as a hindrance
- archaic.tr to anticipate or precede
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٲ, adjective
- ˌԳٲˈٲ, noun
- ˈԳٲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·Գa· ·Գi· adjective
- ·Գa·t noun
- ·ԳiԲ· adverb
- non·Գa· adjective
- non·Գi· adjective
- ܲȴ-·ԳĻ adjective
- un·Գa· adjective
- ܲp·ԳĻ adjective
- un·Գi· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of prevent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of prevent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Officers on the other side of the fence can be heard yelling for her to drop her gun, although a helicopter hovering above may have prevented her from hearing them.
Attorneys for the students have argued that the revocations violate the students' legal rights, and the fear of detention has prevented them from fulfilling their studies.
On Saturday Tanzania's agriculture minister posted a video on social media showing a pile of rotten bananas in a truck which had been prevented from entering Malawi.
The association says cutting VAT could actually increase overall tax take, by preventing more workers going self-employed or entering the black market.
The cypress coffin symbolised humility and mortality; the outer oak coffin, a sign of 'dignity and strength' and the lead coffin, welded to preserve the remains and prevent tampering.
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