prevenir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- deter verb To discourage someone from doing something, usually through fear of a consequence.
- forestall verb To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
Senses
prevenir is used for these senses in English:
- avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- deter (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
- forestall (transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
- prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
- stave off (idiomatic) To prevent something from happening; to obviate or avert.
- ward off (transitive) To avert or prevent.
avert — full definition
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.