Results for prevent

Definitions of prevent:

part of speech: noun

Preventer.

part of speech: verb

To stop or hinder, as the approach of a person, or the performance of something; to impede; to obstruct; in old usage, to go before; to anticipate.

part of speech: adjective

Preventable, preventible.

Usage examples for prevent:

• Who can prevent it? "The Pool in the Desert", Sara Jeanette Duncan

• Soldiers prevent battles, sometimes. "His Big Opportunity", Amy Le Feuvre

• What can you do to prevent it? "Down the Slope", James Otis