prevent
IPA: prɪvˈɛnt
verb
- (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
- (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures.
- (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.
- (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass.
- (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
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Examples of "prevent" in Sentences
- The effluence should be prevented.
- They sued to prevent the nuisance.
- It prevents the copying of the notes.
- Prevention of mishaps is the objective.
- It means the prevention of fertilization.
- The infection is preventable by vaccination.
- It is prevents the full appreciation of the image.
- It is not the purpose of the law to prevent injustice.
- A hypothesis for the prevention of diabetic ketoacidosis
- Closing of the latch prevents the duck decoys from sliding off the device.