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prevent preventspreventingpreventedprevention

Accepted Answer

verbTo 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....the prevention of heart disease....crime prevention.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.Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country.The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons. A2

word	prevent
definition	verb 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. ...the prevention of heart disease. ...crime prevention. 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. Its nationals may be prevented from leaving the country. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
inflections	preventspreventingpreventedprevention
cefr-level	A2

Prevent Means Prevention Prevented Verb Ensure Happen Methods