Associations to the word «Prevent»
Noun
- Recurrence
- Leakage
- Injunction
- Clot
- Buildup
- Contamination
- Bloodshed
- Relapse
- Corrosion
- Precaution
- Prevention
- Deterioration
- Blocking
- Infection
- Looting
- Vaccination
- Seizing
- Vaccine
- Importation
- Erosion
- Antibiotic
- Apoptosis
- Evaporation
- Infiltration
- Misuse
- Blockade
- Incursion
- Inhibitor
- Treating
- Detecting
- Pregnancy
- Accumulation
- Gaining
- Smuggling
- Catastrophe
- Safeguard
- Blindness
- Locking
- Fulfilling
- Quarantine
- Hiv
- Barrier
- Aggregation
- Reaching
- Degradation
- Trafficking
- Platelet
- Intrusion
- Flooding
- Homelessness
- Sticking
- Oxidation
- Containment
- Vitamin
- Proliferation
- Medication
- Hygiene
- Interference
- Impediment
- Estrogen
- Reinforcement
- Adhesion
- Mischief
- Inhibition
- Intervention
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PREVENT, verb. (transitive) To stop; to keep (from happening). [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (intransitive) (now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
PREVENT, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Dictionary definition
PREVENT, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".
PREVENT, verb. Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles".
Wise words
Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you
love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You
have to get up in the morning and write something you love,
something to live for.