prevent

Betekenis

1. To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
2. To take preventative measures.
3. (obsolete) To come before; to precede.
4. (obsolete) To outdo, surpass.
5. (obsolete) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.

Koppelteken as

pre‧vent

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pɹɪˈvɛnt/

Etimologie

From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“I anticipate”), from prae (“before”) + veniō (“I come”).

Sinne

My daughter , you want to prevent us from working ?