Meaning & Definition of Prevent in English
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Prevent
/prɪvɛnt/
verb
1. 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"
synonym:
- prevent,
- forestall,
- foreclose,
- preclude,
- forbid
2. 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"
synonym:
- prevent,
- keep
Examples of using
I'm afraid of death very much. But thus I don't prevent it, but rather give myself some problems.
We're trying to prevent forest fires.
Who can prevent it?