prevent
gb/pɹɪvˈɛnt/ us/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 1000
المعاني
0 معنى
فعل
B1
action
1
Stop something from happening
To stop something before it happens.
نمط الاستخدام:
to prevent [something] from [verb+ing]
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prevent' with 'avoid'. 'Prevent' means to stop something from happening, while 'avoid' means to stay away from something yourself.
المرادفات
stop (More general; may also refer to stopping something already in progress.)
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avert (More formal; often used for avoiding danger or disaster.)
الأضداد
allow (To let something happen without stopping it.)
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cause (To make something happen rather than stopping it.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
prevent crime
|prevent damage
|prevent disease
|prevent accidents
|prevent spread
الموضوعات
safety
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The new rules are designed to prevent accidents at work.
- Vaccines help prevent the spread of disease.
- Better security measures can prevent theft.
- She spoke quickly to prevent him from interrupting.
- Wearing a helmet can prevent serious injury.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I lock the door to prevent theft.
- The doctor gave me medicine to prevent illness.
- We left early to prevent being late.
- He works hard to prevent mistakes.
- They put up a fence to prevent animals from entering.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
prevent
IPA
GB/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
US/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
المقاطع والنبر
pre - vent (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vent)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: prevent
- 3rd Person Singular: prevents
- Present Participle: preventing
- Past: prevented
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
prevents
verb
preventing
verb
prevented
verb
Core family
Related words
preventative
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unpreventable
adjective
Advanced or less common
preventability
noun
preventively
adverb
التعبيرات
prevent from
1/pɹɪvˈɛnt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
Stop someone/something doing something
To stop someone or something from doing a certain action.
أمثلة
- Heavy rain prevented us from playing football.
- The guard prevented the man from entering the building.