prevent

/prɪˈvɛnt/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
prevents
past
prevented
past participle
prevented
gerund
preventing

Meaning

  1. prevenir, evitar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

avoid

avoid and prevent are close synonyms, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa prevent?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Exercise ___ many diseases.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a prevent?

verb

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