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preventprevent /prɪˈvɛnt/ ●●● S2 W2 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpreventOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of praevenire to come before VERB TABLEprevent |
| Present | I, you, we, they | prevent | | he, she, it | prevents | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prevented | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prevented | | he, she, it | has prevented | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prevented | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prevent | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prevented |
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| Present | I | am preventing | | he, she, it | is preventing | | you, we, they | are preventing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was preventing | | you, we, they | were preventing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been preventing | | he, she, it | has been preventing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been preventing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be preventing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been preventing |
THESAURUSto do something so that something harmful or bad does not happen► preventto do something so that something harmful or bad does not happen: The rules are intended to prevent accidents. ► stop to prevent someone or something from doing something. Stop sounds more informal than prevent: Why didn’t someone stop him from driving the car? ► avoid to do something that prevents something bad from happening to you: I wore plenty of sunscreen to avoid getting sunburned. ► deter formal to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult or unpleasant: The store uses security cameras to deter people from stealing. ► inhibit formal to prevent something from happening. Used in scientific and medical language: The medication may inhibit cancer cell growth. to do something so that something harmful or bad does not happen: The rules are intended to prevent accidents.prevent somebody/something from doing something Wrap small ornaments in paper to prevent them from being damaged. We were prevented from entering the site. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of praevenire to come before]—preventable adjective: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death.THESAURUSstop – to prevent someone or something from doing something. Stop sounds more informal than prevent: Why didn’t someone stop him from driving the car?avoid – to do something that prevents something bad from happening to you: I wore plenty of sunscreen to avoid getting sunburned.deter formal – to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult or unpleasant: The store uses security cameras to deter people from stealing.inhibit formal – to prevent something from happening. Used in scientific and medical language: The medication may inhibit cancer cell growth. |