English

Pronunciation
IPA|/pɹ��v�nt/
SAMPA|/pr@"vEnt/
AHD|/pr�-v�nt'/
audio|en-us-prevent.ogg|Audio (US)
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt|-�nt

Etymology
From L. præventus (past participle of prævenire "præ + venire").

Verb
en-verb

1. To stop; to keep (from happening).
2. 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|��ع IPAchar|(mána�a)
Chinese: �� (yùfáng)
Czech: bránit, zabránit
Dutch: verhinderen
Finnish: estää, ehkäistä
French: empêcher
German: verhindern
Greek: α�ο��έ�� (apotrépo)
Hungarian: megakadályozni
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Italian: impedire
Japanese: ���� (�����, yob� suru)
Korean: �� (makda), 방��� (banghaehada)
Malayalam: ത�യ�� (thatayuka)
Portuguese: impedir
Russian: п�едо�в�а�а�� (predotvraš�át�)
Spanish: impedir, prevenir
Swedish: förhindra
Telugu: నివారి��� (nivaariMchu)
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