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- PREVENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
prevent, anticipate, forestall mean to deal with beforehand prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable anticipate may imply merely getting ahead of another by being a precursor or forerunner or it may imply checking another's intention by acting first
- PREVENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PREVENT definition: 1 to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2 to stop something from… Learn more
- prevent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of prevent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- PREVENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending of a message
- PREVENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
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
- prevent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
prevent (third-person singular simple present prevents, present participle preventing, simple past and past participle prevented) I brush my teeth regularly to prevent tooth decay
- prevent - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
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
- Prevent Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
PREVENT meaning: 1 : to stop (something) from happening or existing; 2 : to make (someone or something) not do something to stop (someone or something) from doing something often used without from in British English
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