Definition of prevent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To prevent means to stop something from happening or arising. It involves taking action or measures in advance to ensure that a particular incident, problem, or situation does not occur.
Verb: prevent pri'vent Keep from happening or arising; make impossible "Your role in the projects prevents your involvement in the competitive project "; - forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state "We must prevent the cancer from spreading "; - keep
Looking for sentences and phrases with the word prevent? Here are some examples. His political adversaries tried to prevent him from winning the nomination. The organization was awarded for its efforts to prevent further desertification in Africa. The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.
The Office of Violence Prevention partners with communities to prevent and address violence and related trauma. Our goal is to provide support so that all residents and neighborhoods can thrive.
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.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. intransitive verb To keep from happening; avert. intransitive verb To keep (a person or thing) from doing something; impede. intransitive verb To anticipate or counter in advance. intransitive verb To come before; precede. intransitive verb To present an obstacle.
