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- [pri-vent]
- /prɪˈvɛnt/
- /prɪˈvent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-vent]
- /prɪˈvɛnt/
Definitions of prevent word
- verb with object prevent to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. 1
- verb with object prevent to hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going. 1
- verb with object prevent Archaic. to act ahead of; forestall. 1
- verb with object prevent Archaic. to precede. 1
- verb with object prevent Archaic. to anticipate. 1
- verb without object prevent to interpose a hindrance: He will come if nothing prevents. 1
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Origin of prevent
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin praeventus (past participle of praevenīre “to anticipate”), equivalent to prae- pre- + ven- (stem of venīre come) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Prevent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prevent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prevent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prevent
verb prevent
- anticipate — If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
adj prevent
- for certain — free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come.
- ineludible — not eludible; inescapable.
- inevitable — unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
adjective prevent
- decreed — a formal and authoritative order, especially one having the force of law: a presidential decree.
- foreordained — to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- ineluctable — incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny. Synonyms: inevitable, unavoidable, irrevocable, unpreventable, unstoppable, inexorable. Antonyms: certain, sure, fated.
- inescapable — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.
Antonyms for prevent
verb prevent
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- accredit — If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
- acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
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