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  • keep (you) from (doing something) — to prevent you from doing something. We couldn t keep ourselves from laughing. Even the mounting phone bills didn t keep him from calling her twice a day …   New idioms dictionary

  • prevent — 1 Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another. Prevent implies frustration (as of an intention… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • prevent — pre‧vent [prɪˈvent] verb [transitive] to stop something happening, or someone doing something: • government regulators working to prevent fraud prevent somebody/​something (from) doing something • The region s huge economic problems will prevent… …   Financial and business terms

  • prevent — [prē vent′, privent′] vt. [ME preventen < L praeventus, pp. of praevenire, to anticipate < prae , before (see PRE ) + venire, to COME] 1. Obs. a) to act in anticipation of (an event or a fixed time) b) to anticipate (a need, objection,… …   English World dictionary

  • prevent — ► VERB 1) keep from happening or arising. 2) stop (someone) from doing something. ● prevention is better than cure Cf. ↑prevention is better than cure DERIVATIVES preventable adjective prevention …   English terms dictionary

  • prevent */*/*/ — UK [prɪˈvent] / US verb [transitive] Word forms prevent : present tense I/you/we/they prevent he/she/it prevents present participle preventing past tense prevented past participle prevented Get it right: prevent: The verb prevent is never… …   English dictionary

  • prevent — pre|vent [ prı vent ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to stop something from happening: Regular cleaning may help prevent infection. prevent something (from) happening: Rubber seals are fitted to prevent the gas from escaping. If necessary, add a little …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prevent — pre|vent W1S2 [prıˈvent] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of praevenire to come before ] to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something ▪ The rules are intended to prevent accidents. prevent… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • prevent — /prI vent/ verb (T) to stop something from happening, or stop someone from doing something: The rules are intended to prevent accidents. | prevent sb/sth (from) doing sth: Lacey has a back injury that may prevent him from playing in tomorrow s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • prevent — [[t]prɪve̱nt[/t]] ♦♦ prevents, preventing, prevented 1) VERB To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. [V n] These methods prevent pregnancy... [V n from ing] Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing... [V n ing]… …   English dictionary

  • prevent — preventable, preventible, adj. preventabilty, n. preventingly, adv. /pri vent /, v.t. 1. to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. 2. to hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from… …   Universalium

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