Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - prevent
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(prevents, preventing, prevented) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. To prevent something means to ensure that it does not happen. These methods prevent pregnancy... Further treatment will prevent cancer from developing... We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening. VERB: V n, V n from -ing, V n -ing • prevention ...the prevention of heart disease. ...crime prevention. N-UNCOUNT 2. To prevent someone from doing something means to make it impossible for them to do it. He said this would prevent companies from creating new jobs... The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons. VERB: V n from -ing, V n -ing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb Etymology: Middle English, to anticipate, from Latin praeventus, past participle of praevenire to come before, anticipate, forestall, from prae- + venire to come — more at come Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. to be in readiness for (as an occasion) b. to meet or satisfy in advance c. to act ahead of d. to go or arrive before 2. to deprive of power or hope of acting or succeeding 3. to keep from happening or existing steps to ~ war 4. to hold or keep back ; hinder, stop — often used with from intransitive verb to interpose an obstacle • ~ability noun • ~able also ~ible adjective • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, anticipate, forestall mean to deal with beforehand. ~ implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable measures taken to ~ leaks. anticipate may imply merely getting ahead of another by being a precursor or forerunner or it may imply checking another's intention by acting first anticipated the question by making a statement. forestall implies a getting ahead so as to stop or interrupt something in its course hoped to forestall the sale. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from + verbal noun) stop from happening or doing something; hinder; make impossible (the weather prevented me from going). 2 archaic go or arrive before, precede. Derivatives preventable adj. (also preventible). preventability n. (also preventibility). preventer n. prevention n. Etymology: ME = anticipate, f. L praevenire praevent- come before, hinder (as PRAE-, venire come) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) предотвращать; предупреждать; предохранять 2) мешать; препятствовать PREVENT гл. 1) предотвращать, предупреждать, предохранять 2) мешать, препятствовать, не допускать - prevent prices from falling ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. предотвращать, предупреждать; предохранять to prevent a disaster —- предотвратить несчастье to prevent the spread of disease —- предупредить распространение болезни to prevent crime —- предупреждать преступность 2. (часто from) мешать, препятствовать, не допускать to prevent the war —- не допустить развязывания войны my cold prevents me from going out —- из-за простуды я не могу выйти из дому nothing shall prevent me from doing my duty —- ничто не помешает мне выполнить (мой) долг a sense of delicacy prevented me from speaking my mind —- из деликатность я не смог высказаться откровенно 3. рел. уст. вести, руководить, направлять 4. уст. предупреждать (желание, вопросы и т. п.) 5. уст. предшествовать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) предотвращать, предохранять, предупреждать; to prevent the spread of disease - предупредить распространение болезни; to prevent crime - предупреждать преступность 2) мешать, препятствовать (чему-л.) (from); не допускать; Nothing shall prevent us from reaching our aim! Syn: avert, forestall, obviate, preclude, stop see stop Ant: effect, facilitate, permit ...Англо-русский словарь
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ocean sc. abbr. Pacific Northwest Regional Visibility Experiment using Natural Tracers ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- early 15c., from L. prжventus, pp. of prжvenire "come before, anticipate, hinder," from prж- "before" + venire "to come." Originally literal; sense of "anticipate to hinder" was in L., but not recorded in Eng. until 16c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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