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prevent

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

To keep something from happening or stop someone from doing something.

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

Wordset Dictionary

keep from happening or arising

Classifications

Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
forbidkeepnot take place
pasttense
prevented
presentparticiple
preventing
thirdpersonsingular
prevents
pastparticiple
prevented