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- PREVENTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PREVENTING definition: 1 present participle of prevent 2 to stop something from happening or someone from doing… Learn more
- 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 definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
To prevent someone from doing something means to make it impossible for them to do it He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs [VERB noun + from] Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country [V n from -ing] The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons [VERB noun verb-ing]
- Preventing - definition of preventing by The Free Dictionary
To keep from happening; avert: took steps to prevent the strike 2 To keep (a person or thing) from doing something; impede: prevented us from winning; prevented the disease from spreading 3 Archaic a To anticipate or counter in advance b To come before; precede To present an obstacle: There will be a picnic if nothing prevents
- 759 Synonyms Antonyms for PREVENT | Thesaurus. com
verb as in keep from happening or continuing Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary com
- prevent verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
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
- PREVENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Prevent definition: to keep from occurring; avert; hinder See examples of PREVENT used in a sentence
- to prevent vs preventing | Examples Usage | Grammar
Preventing (Gerund) Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "preventing" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun
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