förebygga — meaning in English
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English meaning
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obviate
verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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prevent
verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
Senses
förebygga is used for these senses in English:
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obviate
(transitive) To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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prevent
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
obviate — full definition
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verb To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
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verb To avoid (a future problem or difficult situation).
