prevent

pre·vent  (pr-vnt)

v. pre·vent·ed, pre·vent·ing, pre·vents

v.tr.

1. To keep from happening: took steps to prevent the strike.

2. To keep (someone) from doing something; impede: prevented us from winning.

3. Archaic To anticipate or counter in advance.

4. Archaic To come before; precede.

v.intr.

To present an obstacle: There will be a picnic if nothing prevents.

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[Middle English preventen, to anticipate, from Latin praevenre, praevent- : prae-, pre- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·venta·bili·ty, pre·venti·bili·ty n.

pre·venta·ble, pre·venti·ble adj.

pre·venter n.

Synonyms: prevent, preclude, avert, obviate, forestall
These verbs mean to stop or hinder something from happening, especially by advance planning or action. Prevent implies anticipatory counteraction: "The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it" (John Randolph).
To preclude is to exclude the possibility of an event or action: "a tranquillity which . . . his wife's presence would have precluded" (John Henry Newman).
To avert is to ward off something about to happen: The pilot's quick thinking averted an accident.
Obviate implies that something, such as a difficulty, has been anticipated and disposed of effectively: "the objections . . . having . . . been obviated in the preceding chapter" (Joseph Butler).
Forestall usually suggests anticipatory measures taken to counteract, neutralize, or nullify the effects of something: We installed an alarm system to forestall break-ins.

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prevent

Verb

1. to keep from happening: vitamin C prevented scurvy

2. (often foll. by from)to keep (someone from doing something): circumstances prevented her from coming [Latin praevenire]

preventable adj
prevention n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" foreclose, forestall, preclude, forbid make unnecessary, save - make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, avert, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" blockade, obstruct, stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" kibosh, stop, block, halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"
	2.	prevent - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" keep defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" hold - keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" keep away - prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool" blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" rain out, wash out - prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" allow, let, permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"

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prevent

verb stop, avoid, frustrate, restrain, check, bar, block, anticipate, hamper, foil, inhibit, head off, avert, thwart, intercept, hinder, obstruct, preclude, impede, counteract, ward off, balk, stave off, forestall, defend against, obviate, nip in the bud << OPPOSITE help

Translations

prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt to prevent (sb) from doing sth → impedir (a algn) hacer algo

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt to prevent (from doing) → empêcher (de faire)

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt → verhindern;

to prevent sb from doing sth → jdn daran hindern, etw zu tun;

to prevent sth from happening → verhindern, dass etw geschieht

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt → prevenire;

to prevent sb from doing → impedire a qn di fare

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prevent

v prevent [priˈvent]

to stop (someone doing something or something happening) He prevented me from going. voorkom يَمْنَع предотвратявам zabránit forhindre hindern εμποδίζω, αποτρέπω impedir takistama مانع شدن estää, ehkäistä empêcher (de) לִמנוֹעַ रोकना spriječiti (meg)akadályoz; megelőz mencegah hindra impedire じゃまする 막아서 ...못하게 하다, ...이 일어나지 못하게 하다 sulaikyti, sutrukdyti, užkardyti atturēt; aizkavēt; novērst menghalang beletten, voork{#225}{#162}{#225}men (for)hindre, forebygge powstrzymać impedir a împiedica предотвращать; препятствовать zabrániť preprečiti sprečiti hindra, förhindra ป้องกัน önlemek 阻止，防止 заважати, перешкоджати روکنا، باز رکھنا ngăn chặn 阻止，防止

n preˈvention [-ʃən]

the act of preventing a society for the prevention of road accidents. voorkoming مَنْع предотвратяване předcházení, zamezení forhindring; bekæmpelse die Verhinderung πρόληψη, παρεμπόδιση prevención vältimine جلوگیری ehkäiseminen prévention מְנִיעָה रोकथाम sprečavanje,prevencija megakadályozás; megelőzés pencegahan hindrun prevenzione 防止 막기, 예방 apsaugojimas, kelio užkirtimas, užkardymas, prevencija atturēšana; aizkavēšana; novēršana pencegahan het voork{#225}{#162}{#225}men vern, (for)hindring, forebygging zapobieganie prevenção prevenire предотвращение predchádzanie, zamedzenie preprečitev prevencija förhindrande การป้องกัน önleme 阻止 запобігання; застереження ممانعت، روک hành động ngăn chặn 阻止

adj preˈventive [-tiv]

that helps to prevent illness etc preventive medicine. voorkomend واقٍ، وِقائي، مانِع профилактичен preventivní forebyggende vorbeugend προληπτικός preventivo ärahoidev پیشگیرانه ehkäisevä préventif מוֹנֵע निवारक preventivan,zaštitni megelőző pencegahan forvarnar- preventivo 予防の 예방의 apsauginis, profilaktinis, prevencinis preventīvs; profilaktisks pencegahan preventief forebyggende, preventiv zapobiegawczy preventivo preventiv профилактический preventívny preventiven preventivan preventiv, förebyggande เกี่ยวกับการป้องกันโรค önleyici, koruyucu 預防的 запобіжний; профілактичний مانع مرض ngăn ngừa 预防的