English
Pronunciation
IPA|/pɹÉËvÉnt/
SAMPA|/pr@"vEnt/
AHD|/prÉ-vÄnt'/
audio|en-us-prevent.ogg|Audio (US)
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-Ént|-Ént
Etymology
From L. præventus (past participle of prævenire "præ + venire").
Verb
en-verb
- To stop; to keep (from happening).
- To come before ; to preceed (obsolete) from Latin praevenire - to come before.
Derived terms
preventative
prevention
preventive
Translations
trans-top|to keep from happening
Arabic: Arab|Ù
Ùع IPAchar|(mánaÊa)
Chinese: é¢é² (yùfáng)
Czech: bránit, zabránit
Dutch: verhinderen
Finnish: estää, ehkäistä
French: empêcher
German: verhindern
Greek: αÏοÏÏÎÏÏ (apotrépo)
Hungarian: megakadályozni
trans-mid
Italian: impedire
Japanese: äºé²ãã (ãã¼ããã, yobÅ suru)
Korean: ë§ë¤ (makda), ë°©í´íë¤ (banghaehada)
Malayalam: à´¤à´à´¯àµà´ (thatayuka)
Portuguese: impedir
Russian: пÑедоÑвÑаÑаÑÑ (predotvraÅ¡Äátâ)
Spanish: impedir, prevenir
Swedish: förhindra
Telugu: నివారిà°à°à± (nivaariMchu)
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