Uk English Meaning of prevent
prevent
Other Uk English words related to prevent
- avert
- avoid
- preclude
- anticipate
- deter
- escape
- forestall
- Head off
- help
- obviate
- provide
- stave off
- balk
- block
- circumvent
- counteract
- counterbalance
- deflect
- to elude
- eschew
- evade
- Foil
- forbid
- frustrate
- halt
- hamper
- hinder
- impede
- inhibit
- negate
- neutralise
- nullify
- offset
- prohibit
- Retard
- save
- shake
- shun
- stall
- stop
- Thwart
- Compensate (for)
- fend (off)
- interfere (with)
- make up for
- ward off **(off)
Nearest Words of prevent
- preventable => avoidable
- preventative => preventive
- prevention => prevention
- preventive => preventative
- preventive attack => pre-emptive strike
- preventive medicine => preventive medicine
- preventive strike => Pre-emptive strike
- preview => Preview
- previous => previous
- previous question => previous question
Definitions and Meaning of prevent in English
prevent (v)
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
FAQs About the word prevent
prevent
keep from happening or arising; make impossible, stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
avert,avoid,preclude,anticipate,deter,escape,forestall,Head off,help,obviate
aid,Assist,facilitate,abet,advance,allow,cultivate,ease,encourage,forwards
prevenient => prevenient, prevarication => prevarication, prevaricate => prevaricate, prevalent => prevalent, prevalence => prevalence,
