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11prevent — ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention …
12prevent */*/*/ — UK [prɪˈvent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms prevent : present tense I/you/we/they prevent he/she/it prevents present participle preventing past tense prevented past participle prevented Get it right: prevent: The verb prevent is never… …
13prevent — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ This new legislation effectively prevents us from trading. ▪ reliably, successfully ▪ a study to determine whether the brace can reliably prevent knee injuries ▪ …
14prevent — v. 1) (D; tr.) to prevent from (nothing can prevent this disease from spreading) 2) (BE) (J) nothing can prevent this disease spreading 3) (K) you cannot prevent her getting married * * * [prɪ vent] (BE) (J) nothing can prevent this disease… …
15prevent — 01. Her parents tried to [prevent] her from marrying her boyfriend, but she went ahead with the wedding anyway. 02. A snowstorm [prevented] us from going out. 03. The scientist discovered a drug which has been quite successful in [preventing]… …
16prevent — pre|vent [ prı vent ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to stop something from happening: Regular cleaning may help prevent infection. prevent something (from) happening: Rubber seals are fitted to prevent the gas from escaping. If necessary, add a little …
17prevent — [[t]prɪve̱nt[/t]] ♦♦ prevents, preventing, prevented 1) VERB To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. [V n] These methods prevent pregnancy... [V n from ing] Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing... [V n ing]… …
18prevent — preventable, preventible, adj. preventabilty, n. preventingly, adv. /pri vent /, v.t. 1. to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. 2. to hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from… …
19prevent — pre•vent [[t]prɪˈvɛnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to keep from occurring; stop: to prevent illness[/ex] 2) to stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going[/ex] 3) archaic a) to act ahead of; forestall b) to precede c) to anticipate 4)… …
20prevent — verb Etymology: Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae + venire to come more at come Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. to be in readiness …
