prevent
(Inglese)
- (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
- (archaic, intransitive) To take preventative measures.
- (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.
- (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass.
- (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/pɹɪˈvɛnt/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English preventen (“anticipate”), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō (“I anticipate”), from prae (“before”) + veniō (“I come”).
Related words
mettere in disordine
rendere difficile
mettersi in mezzo
mettere un ostacolo
tenere lontano
porre ostacoli
Hinder
be in the way
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