prevent, anticipate, forestall mean to deal with beforehand. prevent implies taking advance measures against something possible or probable. 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.
Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress. To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending of a message.
Definition of prevent verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action and rendering it impossible: to prevent the sending of a message. To hamper is to clog or entangle or put an embarrassing restraint upon: to hamper preparations for a trip.
prevent (third-person singular simple present prevents, present participle preventing, simple past and past participle prevented) I brush my teeth regularly to prevent tooth decay.
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Our first goal, as our name implies, is to prevent pest problems before they even start. Sometimes, prevention pest control is as simple as removing the food and water source for the pests or removing their shelter, as well as applying appropriate chemical treatment to keep them away.
