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- [pri-vent]
- /prɪˈvɛnt/
- /prɪˈvent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pri-vent]
- /prɪˈvɛnt/
Definitions of prevented word
- verb with object prevented to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed. 1
- verb with object prevented to hinder or stop from doing something: There is nothing to prevent us from going. 1
- verb with object prevented Archaic. to act ahead of; forestall. 1
- verb with object prevented Archaic. to precede. 1
- verb with object prevented Archaic. to anticipate. 1
- verb without object prevented to interpose a hindrance: He will come if nothing prevents. 1
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Origin of prevented
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin praeventus (past participle of praevenīre “to anticipate”), equivalent to prae- pre- + ven- (stem of venīre come) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Prevented
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prevented popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prevented usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prevented
adj prevented
- manacled — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
verb prevented
- combated — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- corked — (of a wine) tainted through having a cork containing excess tannin
- counteracted — Simple past tense and past participle of counteract.
- counterchecked — Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck.
- depurated — Simple past tense and past participle of depurate.
adjective prevented
Antonyms for prevented
adj prevented
- advantaged — A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.
- at large — You use at large to indicate that you are talking in a general way about most of the people mentioned.
- at leisure — having free time for ease, relaxation, etc
- at liberty — free, unoccupied, or unrestricted
- autonomic — occurring involuntarily or spontaneously
verb prevented
- abetted — to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- acceded — Simple past tense and past participle of accede.
- accommodated — to do a kindness or a favor to; oblige: to accommodate a friend by helping him move to a new apartment.
- acquiesced — to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: to acquiesce halfheartedly in a business plan.
- acted — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
adjective prevented
- exempt — Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
- franchised — Simple past tense and past participle of franchise.
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