prevent
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The meaning (definition) of the word prevent
to stop something from happening
The word prevent used in a sentence
“A tall fence helps prevent the ball from rolling into the road”
Words that mean the same as prevent (synonyms)
stopblock
Words that mean the opposite of prevent (antonyms)
allow
How the word prevent is said around the world
| French | empêcher (ahn-pay-SHAY) |
| Spanish | prevenir (pray-bay-NEER) |
| Mandarin | 防止 (fahng jir) |
| Hindi | रोकना (ROHK-nah) |
| Arabic | يَمْنَعُ (YAM-na-u) |
| Russian | предотвращать (pree-da-tvra-SHCHAT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | impedir (eem-puh-THEER) |
| Portuguese (BR) | impedir (eem-peh-JEER) |
| Japanese | ふせぐ (fuu-SEH-guu) |
| German | verhindern (fer-HIN-dern) |
| Urdu | روکنا (ROHK-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਰੋਕਣਾ (ROHK-naa) |
| Korean | 막다 (MAHK-ttah) |
| Hebrew | למנוע (leem-NOH-ah) |
| Greek | εμποδίζω (em-po-THEE-zoh) |
| Dutch | voorkomen (FOHR-koh-mun) |
| Tagalog | pigilan (pee-GEE-lahn) |
| Vietnamese | ngăn (ngahn) |
| Turkish | önlemek (urn-leh-MEK) |
| Persian | جلوگیری کردن (jeh-loh-gee-REE kar-DAN) |
| Polish | zapobiegać (zah-poh-BYEH-gach) |
| Ukrainian | запобігати (zah-poh-bee-HAH-tih) |
| Bengali | ঠেকানো (THAY-kah-noh) |
| Swedish | hindra (HIN-drah) |
| Italian | impedire (eem-peh-DEE-reh) |
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