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   prevent

   /prɪˈvɛnt/

   verb

   • 1. keep (something) from happening: "action must be taken to prevent further accidents"
   • ▪ stop (someone) from doing something: "locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in"
   • 2. (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before’ + venire ‘come’.

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   What does prevent mean?

   • 阻止，妨礙, 預防… 阻止，妨碍, 预防… impedir, evitar, prevenir… evitar, impedir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from….

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   What does it mean to prevent someone from doing something?

   • To prevent someone from doing something means to make it impossible for them to do it. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs. [VERB noun + from] Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country. [V n from -ing] The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons. [VERB noun verb-ing]

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   What is the difference between prevent and hinder?

   • 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. To hinder is to keep back by delaying or stopping progress or action: to hinder the progress of an expedition.

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   What is the difference between prevent and hamper?

   • Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress. 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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   The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening," like when you use a complicated password to prevent hackers from accessing your account. Prevent comes from the Latin word praeventus, meaning "to act in anticipation of," like when you shovel the icy, snow-covered sidewalk to prevent people from falling.

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