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 [prɪˈvɛnt]

vb

1. (tr) to keep from happening, esp by taking precautionary action

2. (tr; often foll by from) to keep (someone from doing something); hinder; impede

3. (intr) to interpose or act as a hindrance

4. (tr) Archaic to anticipate or precede

[from Latin praevenīre, from prae before + venīre to come]

preventable , preventible adj

preventability , preventibility n

preventably , preventibly adv

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 These methods prevent pregnancy. We took steps to prevent it happening.
help, encourage, support, allow, urge, permit, incite

Translations

prevent [prɪˈvent] VT

1. (= avert) (by taking precautions) [+ accident, disaster, death, war, pregnancy] → prevenir, evitar; [+ illness] → prevenir
we want to prevent a recurrence of yesterday's violence → queremos evitar que la violencia desplegada ayer se repita → queremos prevenir or evitar una repetición de la violencia desplegada ayer

2. (= impede, put a stop to) [+ crime, corruption] → impedir; [+ attempt] → prevenir, impedir
installations to prevent any attempt to escape → instalaciones fpl para prevenir or impedir cualquier intento de huida
bodyguards prevented his attempt to shoot the president → unos guardaespaldas hicieron fracasar su intento de disparar al presidente
to prevent the spread of AIDS/nuclear weapons → impedir la propagación del SIDA/la proliferación de las armas nucleares
to prevent sb (from) doing sth; prevent sb's doing sth → impedir que algn haga algo
I can't prevent him (from) leaving the country; I can't prevent his leaving the country → no puedo impedir que se vaya del país
don't let this prevent you from going → no dejes que esto te impida ir
she bit her lip to prevent herself from crying out → se mordió el labio para no gritar

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt [+ war, wastage, fires] → empêcher; [+ disease, pregnancy] → prévenir; [+ deaths, accidents] → prévenir
Exercise helps prevent heart disease → L'exercice aide à prévenir les maladies cardiaques.
to be prevented [death, accident] → être évité
Many accidents could be prevented if motorists would slow down → De nombreux accidents pourraient être évités si les automobilistes ralentissaient.
The deaths could have been prevented if the house had been fitted with a smoke alarm → Les morts auraient pu être évitées si la maison avait été équipée d'un détecteur de fumée.
to prevent sb from doing sth → empêcher qn de faire qch
Only rain can prevent us from winning → Seule la pluie peut nous empêcher de gagner.
to prevent sb doing sth → empêcher qn de faire qch
to prevent sth from happening [+ accident, disaster] → empêcher que qch ne se produise, empêcher que qch se produise
to prevent sth happening [+ accident, disaster] → empêcher que qch ne se produise, empêcher que qch se produise; [+ possibility] → empêcher que qch se réalise, empêcher que qch ne se réalise
We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening → Nous avons pris acte de cette possibilité et pris des mesures pour empêcher qu'elle se réalise.
to prevent sth doing sth → empêcher qch de faire qch
Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing → La poursuite du traitement empêchera le cancer de se développer.

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prevent

vt sth → verhindern, verhüten; (through preventive measures) → vorbeugen (+dat); to prevent somebody (from) doing something → jdn daran hindern or davon abhalten, etw zu tun; the gate is there to prevent them from falling down the stairs → das Gitter ist dazu da, dass sie nicht die Treppe hinunterfallen; to prevent somebody from coming → jdn am Kommen hindern; there is nothing to prevent me → nichts kann mich daran hindern or davon abhalten; to prevent something (from) happening → verhindern, dass etw geschieht

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt (crime, accidents, fire) → prevenire
to prevent sb/sth (from doing sth) → impedire a qn/qc (di fare qc)
to prevent sb's doing sth (frm) → impedire che qn faccia qc

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prevent [prɪˈvɛnt] vt (crime, accidents, fire) → prevenire
to prevent sb/sth (from doing sth) → impedire a qn/qc (di fare qc)
to prevent sb's doing sth (frm) → impedire che qn faccia qc

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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 empêcher (de) לִמנוֹעַ रोकना spriječiti (meg)akadályoz; megelőz mencegah hindra impedire じゃまする 방해하다 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 estäminen prévention מְנִיעָה रोकथाम sprečavanje,prevencija megakadályozás; megelőzés pencegahan hindrun prevenzione 防止 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 예방적인 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

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prevent → يمنع zabránit forhindre verhindern προλαμβάνω impedir estää empêcher spriječiti impedire 防ぐ 예방하다 voorkomen hindre zapobiec prevenir предотвращать förhindra ป้องกัน önlemek ngăn ngừa 预防