Dictionary Entry
prevent
prevent is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct.
- 2transitive verb
To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
- 3transitive verb
To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.
- 4intransitive verb
To come before the usual time.
- 5verb
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"
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- 6verb
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"
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