What does prevent mean?
Definitions for prevent
prɪˈvɛntpre·vent
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word prevent.
Princeton's WordNet
prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid(verb)
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
prevent, keep(verb)
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
"We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
Wiktionary
prevent(Verb)
To stop; to keep (from happening).
I brushed my teeth to prevent them from going yellow.
Etymology: From preventen, from praeventus, perfect passive participle of praevenio, from prae + venio.
prevent(Verb)
To take preventative measures.
Etymology: From preventen, from praeventus, perfect passive participle of praevenio, from prae + venio.
prevent(Verb)
To come before; to precede.
Etymology: From preventen, from praeventus, perfect passive participle of praevenio, from prae + venio.
prevent(Verb)
To outdo, surpass.
Etymology: From preventen, from praeventus, perfect passive participle of praevenio, from prae + venio.
Webster Dictionary
Prevent(verb)
to go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct
Etymology: [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come.]
Prevent(verb)
to be beforehand with; to anticipate
Etymology: [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come.]
Prevent(verb)
to intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart
Etymology: [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come.]
Prevent(verb)
to come before the usual time
Etymology: [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come.]
Freebase
PReVENT
PReVENT is a European automotive industry activity co-funded by the European Commission to contribute to road safety by developing and demonstrating preventive safety applications and technologies. Preventive and active safety applications help drivers to avoid or mitigate accidents by using in-vehicle systems that sense the nature and significance of the danger, while taking the driver’s state into account. The PReVENT project is one of the largest initiative on road safety co-funded as an Integrated Project by the European Commission. The total budget amounts to more than €55 million for a duration of 4 years starting from February 2004 to January 2008. It involves more than 50 European partners from the most prominent vehicle manufacturers and equipment suppliers to the best intelligent vehicle research laboratories in Europe. Three general concepts have been followed throughout the PReVENT Integrated Project: The Virtual Safety Belt, the Time-To-Collision timescale and Three-layer architecture. The Virtual Safety Belt is the concept of integrating complementary safety functions in one vehicle. PReVENT partners have worked together to develop the virtual safety belt around the vehicle by
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prevent
prē-vent′, v.t. to hinder: to check: to render impossible: (orig.) to go before: to be earlier than.—v.t. Prēvene′ (rare), to precede.—n. Prevē′nience.—adj. Prevē′nient (Milt.), going before: preceding: preventive.—n. Preventabil′ity, the quality of being preventable.—adj. Preven′table, that may be prevented or hindered.—ns. Preven′ter, one who, or that which, prevents or hinders: (naut.) an additional rope or spar for strengthening the ordinary one; Preven′tion, act of preventing: anticipation or forethought: obstruction.—adjs. Preven′tive, Preven′tative, tending to prevent or hinder: preservative.—n. that which prevents: a preservative.—adv. Preven′tively.—n. Preven′tiveness.—Preventive service, the service rendered by the coastguard in preventing smuggling. [L. præventus, pa.p. of prævenīre—præ, before, venīre, to come.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prevent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1505
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prevent' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3288
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prevent' in Verbs Frequency: #219
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prevent in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prevent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of prevent in a Sentence
The effective solution to prevent relapse into recession would be to reactivate policy stimulus.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga:
There is a possibility that drones might be used for terrorist attacks, taking into consideration the latest incident, we will review drone use and measures for possible terrorist attacks using drones. We'll do our utmost to prevent terrorist attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
This is a supreme security interest of ours. I was not willing to compromise on it. This interest is essential to prevent the force-buildup by Hamas and it remains as has been and is.
While there is no legal mechanism to prevent the president from visiting, his message of hatred will never be welcome in Minneapolis.
Even though there may be high levels of gun ownership in Sara Heins community, it does n’t mean that Sara Heins ca n’t make efforts to prevent deaths.
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- منعArabic
- bránit, zabránitCzech
- verhindern, vorbeugenGerman
- αποτρέπωGreek
- preventiEsperanto
- impedir, prevenirSpanish
- ennetamaEstonian
- ehkäistä, estääFinnish
- empêcherFrench
- megakadályoz, meggátolHungarian
- cegah, mencegahIndonesian
- impedire, prevenireItalian
- 予防Japanese
- 방해하다, 막다Korean
- തടയുകMalayalam
- verhinderenDutch
- impedirPortuguese
- предотвращать, помешать, мешать, предотвратитьRussian
- förebygga, förhindraSwedish
- నివారించుTelugu
- ngăn chặnVietnamese
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