Search results
- Dictionaryprevent/prɪˈvɛnt/
verb
- 1. keep (something) from happening: "action must be taken to prevent further accidents"
- 2. (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. archaic
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from…. Learn more.
The meaning of PREVENT is to keep from happening or existing. How to use prevent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Prevent.
to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening. prevent something/somebody The accident could have been prevented. Maddie would have joined the army if an injury had not prevented her. The government took steps to prevent a scandal.
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.
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.
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: The police tried to prevent him from leaving. Can this type of accident be prevented? preventable. adjective us / prɪˈven·tə·bəl / Fortunately, the suffering caused by ulcers is entirely preventable. prevention. noun [ U ] us / prɪˈven·ʃən / crime prevention.
PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something: 2. If something is preventable…. Learn more.
