prevent
gb/pɹɪvˈɛnt/ us/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
B1
Inglese
~ 1000
Accezioni
0 accezioni
Verbo
B1
action
1
Stop something from happening
To stop something before it happens.
Schema d'uso:
to prevent [something] from [verb+ing]
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prevent' with 'avoid'. 'Prevent' means to stop something from happening, while 'avoid' means to stay away from something yourself.
Sinonimi
stop (More general; may also refer to stopping something already in progress.)
|
avert (More formal; often used for avoiding danger or disaster.)
Contrari
allow (To let something happen without stopping it.)
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cause (To make something happen rather than stopping it.)
Collocazioni
prevent crime
|prevent damage
|prevent disease
|prevent accidents
|prevent spread
Temi
safety
|law
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- 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.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Grammatica
Forma base
prevent
IPA
GB/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
US/pɹɪvˈɛnt/
Sillabe e accento
pre - vent (2 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (vent)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: prevent
- 3rd Person Singular: prevents
- Present Participle: preventing
- Past: prevented
Famiglia di parole
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
Espressioni
prevent from
1/pɹɪvˈɛnt fɹˈʌm/
fixed phrase
Stop someone/something doing something
To stop someone or something from doing a certain action.
Esempi
- Heavy rain prevented us from playing football.
- The guard prevented the man from entering the building.