prevent

Meaning of prevent

verb
  1. To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
    I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow.
  2. To take preventative measures.
  3. To come before; to precede.
  4. To outdo, surpass.
  5. To be beforehand with; to anticipate.

Information about prevent

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of prevent is: prevents.
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Hyphenation of prevent

pre-vent

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • prevent is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

prevent synonyms

Meaning forestall:

forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

Meaning keep:

keep

Translation of prevent

Words that rhyme with prevent

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