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verb
- 1. keep (something) from happening: "action must be taken to prevent further accidents"
- 2. (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. archaic
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PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
- English (US)
PREVENT meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or...
- Vietnamese Translation
PREVENT translate: ngăn chặn. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Portuguese Translation
PREVENT translate: evitar, impedir, evitar, impedir. Learn...
- Indonesian Translation
PREVENT translate: mencegah. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
PREVENT translate: 阻止,妨礙;預防. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
PREVENT translate: 阻止,妨碍;预防. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ulcers
ULCER definition: 1. a break in the skin, or on the surface...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
PREVENT 의미, 정의, PREVENT의 정의: 1. to stop something from...
- English (US)
The meaning of PREVENT is to keep from happening or existing. How to use prevent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prevent.
PREVENT meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending of a message. To hamper is to clog or entangle or put an embarrassing restraint upon: to hamper preparations for a trip.
To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending of a message. To hamper is to clog or entangle or put an embarrassing restraint upon: to hamper preparations for a trip.
Definitions of prevent. verb. keep from happening or arising; make impossible. synonyms: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, preempt. see more. verb. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state. “We must prevent the cancer from spreading”. synonyms: keep.
to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening. prevent something/somebody The accident could have been prevented. Maddie would have joined the army if an injury had not prevented her. The government took steps to prevent a scandal.