- PREVENTING Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam . . .
Synonyms for PREVENTING: averting, precluding, avoiding, forestalling, helping, obviating, escaping, providing; Antonyms of PREVENTING: assisting, aiding, facilitating, abetting, promoting, easing, advancing, smoothing
- PREVENTING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
PREVENTING definition: 1 present participle of prevent 2 to stop something from happening or someone from doing… Learn more
- 763 Synonyms Antonyms for PREVENT | Thesaurus. com
verb as in keep from happening or continuing Examples have not been reviewed You don’t have to avoid these areas, but should instead wear protective clothing to prevent a tick from latching onto your skin They now need a huge effort on Saturday at The Oval to prevent a 2-2 draw
- 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
- 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 - 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 To hinder is to keep back by delaying or stopping progress or action: to hinder the progress of an expedition
- preventing, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective preventing, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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