Prevention — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of preventing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪvˈɛnʃən/.

Examples

there was no bar against leaving
money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bar

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of preventing “there was no bar against leaving”

Word Forms

prevent	verb	stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
bar	verb	prevent from entering; keep out

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verhütung

der Akt des Verhinderns

🇫🇷French

prévention

le fait d'empêcher

🇪🇸Spanish

prevención

el acto de prevenir

🇮🇹Italian

prevenzione

l'atto di prevenire

🇳🇱Dutch

preventie

de handeling van het voorkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

prevenção

o ato de prevenir

🇷🇺Russian

профилактика

акт предотвращения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोकथाम

रोकने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধ

প্রতিরোধের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுப்பு

தடுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

నివారణ

నిరోధించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिबंध

प्रतिबंध करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિવારણ

અટકાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധം

തടയുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਕਥਾਮ

ਰੋਕਣ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

روک تھام

روکنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预防

阻止的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

防止

防ぐ行為

🇰🇷Korean

방지

방지하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phòng ngừa

hành động ngăn chặn

🇹🇭Thai

การป้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencegahan

tindakan mencegah

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iwas

ang pagkilos ng pagpigil

🇲🇾Malay

pencegahan

perbuatan mencegah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وقاية

فعل المنع

🇮🇷Persian

پیشگیری

عمل پیشگیری

🇹🇷Turkish

önleme

önleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנִיעָה

פעולת המניעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'prevention'?

The primary meaning of 'prevention' is 'the act of preventing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prevention' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'prevention' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'prevention' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prevention' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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