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Prevent - definition of prevent by The Free Dictionary Prevent - definition of prevent by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/prevent Printer Friendly prevent Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Legal , Acronyms , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . pre·vent (prĭ-vĕnt′) v. pre·vent·ed , pre·vent·ing , pre·vents v. tr. 1. To keep from happening; avert: took steps to prevent the strike. 2. To keep (a person or thing) from doing something; impede: prevented us from winning; prevented the disease from spreading. 3. Archaic a. To anticipate or counter in advance. b. To come before; precede. v. intr. To present an obstacle: There will be a picnic if nothing prevents. [Middle English preventen , to anticipate , from Latin praevenīre , praevent- : prae- , pre- + venīre , to come ; see g w ā- in Indo-European roots .] pre·vent′a·bil′i·ty , pre·vent′i·bil′i·ty n. pre·vent′a·ble , pre·vent′i·ble adj. pre·vent′er n. Synonyms: prevent , preclude , avert , obviate , forestall These verbs mean to stop or hinder something from happening, especially by advance planning or action. Prevent implies anticipatory counteraction: "Some contemporaries believed that capitalism and the rise of an international economy would prevent war among 'civilized' states" (John Howard Morrow). To preclude is to exclude the possibility of an event or action: "a tranquillity which ... his wife's presence would have precluded" (John Henry Newman). Avert and obviate imply that something, such as a difficulty or necessity, has been removed or avoided: The pilot's quick thinking averted an accident. The short duration of the journey obviated the need for large food supplies. Forestall usually suggests anticipatory measures taken to counteract, neutralize, or nullify the effects of something: We installed an alarm system to forestall break-ins. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. prevent ( prɪˈvɛnt ) vb 1. ( tr ) to keep from happening, esp by taking precautionary action 2. (often foll by: from ) to keep (someone from doing something); hinder; impede 3. ( intr ) to interpose or act as a hindrance 4. ( tr ) archaic to anticipate or precede [C15: from Latin praevenīre, from prae before + venīre to come] preˈventable , preˈventible adj preˌventaˈbility , preˌventiˈbility n preˈventably , preˈventibly adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 pre•vent (prɪˈvɛnt) v.t. 1. to keep from occurring; stop: to prevent illness. 2. to stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going. 3. Archaic. a. to act ahead of; forestall. b. to precede. c. to anticipate. v.i. 4. to interpose a hindrance: We will come if nothing prevents. [1375–1425; < Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenīre to anticipate = prae- pre - + venīre to come ] pre•vent′a•ble, pre•vent′i•ble, adj. pre•vent`a•bil′ty, n. pre•vent′er, n. syn: prevent , hamper , hinder , impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress. 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 restraint upon: to hamper preparations for a trip. To hinder is to keep back by delaying or stopping progress or action: to hinder the progress of an expedition. To impede is to make difficult the movement or progress of anything by interfering with its proper functioning: to impede a discussion by demanding repeated explanations. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. prevent – protect 1. 'prevent' If someone or something prevents you from doing something, they do not allow you to do it. My only idea was to prevent him from speaking. Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 2. 'protect' You do not use 'prevent' to say that something keeps you safe from something unpleasant or harmful. The word you use is protect. Babies are protected against diseases like measles by their mother's milk. She had his umbrella to protect her from the rain. Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012 prevent Past participle: prevented Gerund: preventing Imperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative prevent prevent Present I prevent you prevent he/she/it prevents we prevent you prevent they prevent Preterite I prevented you prevented he/she/it prevented we prevented you prevented they prevented Present Continuous I am preventing you are preventing he/she/it is preventing we are preventing you are preventing they are preventing Present Perfect I have prevented you have prevented he/she/it has prevented we have prevented you have prevented they have prevented Past Continuous I was preventing you were preventing he/she/it was preventing we were preventing you were preventing they were preventing Past Perfect I had prevented you had prevented he/she/it had prevented we had prevented you had prevented they had prevented Future I will prevent you will prevent he/she/it will prevent we will prevent you will prevent they will prevent Future Perfect I will have prevented you will have prevented he/she/it will have prevented we will have prevented you will have prevented they will have prevented Future Continuous I will be preventing you will be preventing he/she/it will be preventing we will be preventing you will be preventing they will be preventing Present Perfect Continuous I have been preventing you have been preventing he/she/it has been preventing we have been preventing you have been preventing they have been preventing Future Perfect Continuous I will have been preventing you will have been preventing he/she/it will have been preventing we will have been preventing you will have been preventing they will have been preventing Past Perfect Continuous I had been preventing you had been preventing he/she/it had been preventing we had been preventing you had been preventing they had been preventing Conditional I would prevent you would prevent he/she/it would prevent we would prevent you would prevent they would prevent Past Conditional I would have prevented you would have prevented he/she/it would have prevented we would have prevented you would have prevented they would have prevented Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus Verb 1. prevent - 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" foreclose , forestall , preclude , forbid make unnecessary , save - make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" deflect , fend off , forefend , forfend , head off , avert , stave off , ward off , avoid , debar , obviate - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" blockade , obstruct , stymie , stymy , embarrass , hinder , block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" frustrate , scotch , thwart , foil , baffle , bilk , cross , spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" kibosh , stop , block , halt - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" 2. prevent - 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" keep defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" keep out , shut out , exclude , shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" hold - keep from departing; "Hold the taxi"; "Hold the horse" keep away - prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool" blank - keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning hinder , impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" rain out , wash out - prevent or interrupt due to rain; "The storm had washed out the game" allow , let , permit - make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. prevent verb stop , avoid , frustrate , restrain , check , bar , block , anticipate , hamper , foil , inhibit , head off , avert , thwart , intercept , hinder , obstruct , preclude , impede , counteract , ward off , balk , stave off , forestall , defend against , obviate , nip in the bud These methods prevent pregnancy. We took steps to prevent it happening. help , encourage , support , allow , urge , permit , incite Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002 prevent verb To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert , forestall