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
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
prevent verb
Definition of prevent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PREVENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary
PREVENT definition: to keep from occurring; avert; hinder. See examples of prevent used in a sentence.
PREVENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
PREVENT meaning: 1. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something: 2. to stop something from. Learn more.
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
PREVENT definition in American English | Collins English
To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. These methods prevent pregnancy. Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing.