prevent verb

Definition of prevent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

What does prevent mean?

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.

PREVENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary

PREVENT definition: to keep from occurring; avert; hinder. See examples of prevent used in a sentence.

PREVENT Definition & Meaning

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

prevent

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

PREVENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. These methods prevent pregnancy. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing.

prevent

From Middle English preventen ("anticipate"), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō ("anticipate"), from prae ("before") + veniō ("come"). So the best way to is to stop people

Prevent

The verb prevent means "to keep something from happening," like when you use a complicated password to prevent hackers from accessing your account.

PREVENT | English meaning

PREVENT definition: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from. Learn more.