prevents
Meaning of prevents
- keep (something) from happening.
action must be taken to prevent further accidents
- (of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help.
late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before’ + venire ‘come’.
Information about prevents
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of prevents is: prevent.
- Languages in which prevents is used:
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Hyphenation of prevents
pre-vents
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- prevents is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
prevents synonyms
Meaning prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim:
Meaning prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence):
Meaning put an obstacle in the way of (something proposed or attempted):
Meaning obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination:
Meaning bring or come to an abrupt stop:
Meaning stop or check (progress or a process):
Meaning stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable):
Meaning remain in the same place:
Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning thwart or hinder (a plan or person):
Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:
Meaning oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:
Meaning remove (a need or difficulty):
Meaning act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage:
Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:
Meaning prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action:
Meaning act against (something) in order to reduce its force or neutralize it:
Meaning hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process):
Meaning restrain or keep in check:
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
Meaning prevent from happening; make impossible:
Meaning avoid, lessen, or guard against:
Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:
Meaning forcibly put an end to:
Meaning refuse to declare valid:
Meaning (of a fact or situation) make (something) impossible; prevent:
Meaning refuse to allow (something):
Meaning forbid, especially by law:
Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:
Meaning exclude or prohibit (someone) officially from doing something:
Meaning fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:
Meaning prevent the occurrence of:
Meaning not prevent or forbid; allow:
prevents antonyms
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Words that rhyme with prevents
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