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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 definition: to keep from occurring; avert; hinder See examples of PREVENT used in a sentence
- Prevent - definition of prevent by The Free 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 definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen These methods prevent pregnancy Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing
- 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
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