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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of praevenire 'to come before' |
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pre‧vent S2 W1
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[transitive]
The rules are intended to prevent accidents. prevent somebody/something (from) doing something His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow's game. We were prevented from entering the site. Wrap small ornaments in paper to prevent them being damaged.
His back injury may prevent him from playing in tomorrow's game.We were prevented from entering the site.Wrap small ornaments in paper to prevent them being damaged. —preventable adjective: preventable diseases Every one of these deaths is preventable.
preventable diseasesEvery one of these deaths is preventable.
