prevent

Pronunciation

• enPR: /prə-věnt'/, IPA ^(key): /prəˈvɛnt/
• SAMPA: /pr@"vEnt/

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• Hyphenation: pre‧vent

Verb

Plain form prevent

Third-person singular prevents

Past tense prevented

Past participle prevented

Present participle preventing

1. (transitive & intransitive) When you prevent something, you stop it from happening.

   To prevent accidents, you must do everything with care.

   No one can prevent us from going.

Related words

• prevention
• preventive