prevention
noun OPAL W
/prɪˈvenʃn/
/prɪˈvenʃn/
[uncountable]Idioms - the act of stopping something bad from happening
- accident/crime prevention
- the prevention of disease
- a fire prevention officer
- a drug prevention programme
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accident
- crime
- disease
- …
- efforts
- measures
- programme/program
- …
Idioms
prevention is better than cure (British English)
(US English an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure)
- (saying) it is better to stop something bad from happening rather than try to deal with the problems after it has happened
- Prevention is better than cure, so start looking after your heart now.
- Prevention is better than cure, so start taking care of yourself.