prevent
To stop something from happening or to keep someone from doing something. In health, it means taking action to stay well and avoid getting sick or injured.
Ejemplos
3 de 5Wash your hands to prevent a cold.
Clean your hands so you do not get a cold.
Vaccines help prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.
Medicine helps stop dangerous illnesses from moving between people.
Eat your fruit to prevent getting sick!
You should eat fruit so you stay healthy.
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
PRE-vent: 'Pre' means before. Stop the event before it starts!
Quiz rápido
You should wear a seatbelt to ____ injuries in a car.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: prevent
Ejemplos
Wash your hands to prevent a cold.
everydayClean your hands so you do not get a cold.
Vaccines help prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.
formalMedicine helps stop dangerous illnesses from moving between people.
Eat your fruit to prevent getting sick!
informalYou should eat fruit so you stay healthy.
The study looks at how to prevent heart problems through diet.
academicThe research shows how eating well stops heart issues.
New safety rules will prevent accidents in the office.
businessNew rules will stop people from getting hurt at work.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
prevent someone from
to stop a person from doing a specific action
prevention is better than cure
it is easier to stop a problem than to fix it after it happens
highly preventable
very easy to stop from happening
Se confunde a menudo con
To avoid is to stay away from something that already exists; to prevent is to stop something from happening at all.
To protect is to keep someone safe from danger; to prevent is to stop the danger from occurring.
Notas de uso
When you use 'prevent' with an action, always use the pattern: prevent + person + from + -ing.
Errores comunes
Do not say 'prevent him to go'. The correct way is 'prevent him from going'.
Truco para recordar
PRE-vent: 'Pre' means before. Stop the event before it starts!
Origen de la palabra
From the Latin word 'praevenire', which literally means 'to come before'.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
In many English-speaking countries, 'preventative health' (like regular check-ups) is a major focus of medical systems.
Quiz rápido
You should wear a seatbelt to ____ injuries in a car.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: prevent
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