zabránit — meaning in English

English meaning

• avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
• impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
• preclude verb To make something impossible or rule it out in advance.
• prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.

Senses

zabránit is used for these senses in English:

• avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
• impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
• preclude (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
• prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]

avert — full definition

1. verb To prevent something bad from happening.
2. verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.

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