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   prevent

   /prɪˈvɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. keep (something) from happening: "action must be taken to prevent further accidents"
   • ▪ stop (someone) from doing something: "locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in"
   • 2. (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before’ + venire ‘come’.

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   The meaning of PREVENT is to keep from happening or existing. How to use prevent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prevent.

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   PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening," like when you use a complicated password to prevent hackers from accessing your account.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprevent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › preventPrevent - definition of prevent by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to keep from occurring; stop: to prevent illness. 2. to stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going. 3. Archaic. a. to act ahead of; forestall. b. to precede. c. to anticipate. 4. to interpose a hindrance: We will come if nothing prevents. pre•vent`a•bil′ty, n. pre•vent′er, n.

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   To prevent or try to prevent (an action, practice, behaviour, etc.) by expressing disapproval or creating difficulties; to hinder or…

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    PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something: 2. If something is preventable…. Learn more.

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    prevent meaning, definition, what is prevent: to stop something from happening, or sto...: Learn more.