Vi fant 4 definisjoner av prevent på engelsk.
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| 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 | ||
| permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | ||
| defend argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" | ||
| shut out, keep out, shut, exclude remain outside | ||
| hold keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath" | ||
| keep away prevent from coming close; "I tried to keep the child away from the pool" | ||
| blank keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning | ||
| impede, hinder 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" | ||
| 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" | ||
| forestall, foreclose, 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" | ||
| forefend, stave off, head off, fend off, forfend, obviate, avert, ward off, debar, deflect, avoid do away with | ||
| stymie, stymy, embarrass, hinder, obstruct, blockade, block cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | ||
| thwart, frustrate, queer, scotch, baffle, foil, 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, halt, stop, block cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress"; "halt the presses" | ||