English to Catalan Meaning of prevent - evitar


Prevent :
evitar

evitar, confinar, comprovar, obstruir, impedir, refrenar, argumentar de, abstenir-se, esclop, detenir, repel·lir, contrarrestar, obviar, executar la hipoteca, frustrar, destorbar, involucrar, parada, causar al tacte, compensació, remei, venjar, contratrabajo, assetjar, oposar-se a

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Definitions of prevent in English
Verb(1) keep from happening or arising; make impossible(2) stop (someone or something
Examples of prevent in English
(1) When my wife and I were mugged someone got a police officer in no time but we should be trying to prevent the attacks happening.(2) locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in(3) action must be taken to prevent further accidents(4) Anything that can prevent a tragedy from happening should be carefully adhered to.(5) Ultimately, it was unable to prevent the Soviet invasion of the Baltic states in 1940.(6) New security guidelines and technology are being put in place to prevent a similar problem happening again.(7) to prevent sb from doing sth(8) Unable to prevent the sliding, the authorities had no choice but to abandon the project.(9) The prime focus for us is to prevent them happening in the first place.(10) The union was unable to prevent the strike, but it is instructive to look at how it was conducted.(11) But her experiences made her determined to prevent the same thing happening to others.(12) And he made an impassioned plea for changes to be made to prevent a similar tragedy happening again.(13) Each is a tragedy, and it is right to seek solutions to why it happened, and to try to prevent them happening again.(14) window locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in(15) To compound matters he was unable to prevent the club from being relegated last season.(16) Several neighbours rushed to help the Brownes but they were unable to prevent the men escaping.
Related Phrases of prevent
(1) to prevent ::
prevenir
(2) prevent from ::
impedir-nos
(3) prevent sunstroke ::
prevenir la insolació
Synonyms
Verb
1. stop ::
detenir
2. keep ::
mantenir
3. preclude ::
impossibilitar
Different Forms
prevent, preventable, prevented, preventing, prevents
Word Example from TV Shows

"swear fealty to King Joffrey, and PREVENT any strife

Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 6

Okay, how do you prevent
eddy currents in a transformer?

Okay, how do you PREVENT eddy currents in a transformer?

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 2

No. If he had that,
he'd be trying to prevent NSYNC

No. If he had that, he'd be trying to PREVENT NSYNC

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 13

so I could go back
and prevent myself

so I could go back and PREVENT myself

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 18

And you can't prevent it.\NWhat mistake did Dad make?

And you can't PREVENT it.
What mistake did Dad make?

Money Heist Season 3, Episode 8

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