prevent
verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026
To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
Framework senses
- §1
- To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
- §1
- To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
- §1
- To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
- §1
- To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.
- §1
- stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
- §2
- keep from happening or arising