prevent

«prevent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to stop it from happening — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (prevent, prevents, prevented, preventing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To prevent something means to stop it from happening. tree →

2) To prevent someone from doing something means to stop them doing it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety and health lessons, prevention is the main idea: wash hands to prevent germs spreading; wear sun cream to prevent sunburn; brush teeth to prevent tooth decay; use a smoke alarm to prevent deaths in fires; wear a helmet to prevent head injuries. In science, dams prevent floods and insulation prevents heat loss. Phrases: «prevent from», «help prevent», «prevent accidents», «prevention is better than cure».

examples

• Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Washing your hands helps prevent the spread of germs. tree →
• Sun cream can prevent sunburn. tree →
• Brushing your teeth prevents tooth decay. tree →
• The rain prevented us from playing outside. tree →
• Fences prevent children from falling into the pool. tree →
• Smoke alarms help prevent deaths in fires. tree →
• The goalkeeper prevented a goal. tree →
• What could we do to prevent accidents in the playground? tree →

note

Use «prevent someone/something from doing»: «The rain prevented us from going», not «prevented us to go». Noun: «prevention»; adjective «preventable». «Prevent» is before something happens; «cure» or «fix» is after.

In the corpora

• Checking the rating on a box, a poster or a streaming page before pressing play prevents many accidents.
• Broken wrists are the most common injury for skaters, and wrist guards help prevent them.
• Bats can carry rabies, a disease that is deadly once symptoms start but can be prevented with injections given soon after a bite.
• Drinking water before and during sport on hot days helps prevent heat exhaustion.
• A clear family rule about buying, such as one purchase a month, prevents most arguments.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prevent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.