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prevent

/prɪˈvent/

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.

Exemplos

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Wash your hands to prevent a cold.

Clean your hands so you do not get a cold.

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Vaccines help prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.

Medicine helps stop dangerous illnesses from moving between people.

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Eat your fruit to prevent getting sick!

You should eat fruit so you stay healthy.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
prevention
Verb
prevent
Advérbio
preventively
Adjetivo
preventable
Relacionado
preventative
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Dica de memorização

PRE-vent: 'Pre' means before. Stop the event before it starts!

Quiz rápido

You should wear a seatbelt to ____ injuries in a car.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: prevent

Exemplos

1

Wash your hands to prevent a cold.

everyday

Clean your hands so you do not get a cold.

2

Vaccines help prevent the spread of dangerous diseases.

formal

Medicine helps stop dangerous illnesses from moving between people.

3

Eat your fruit to prevent getting sick!

informal

You should eat fruit so you stay healthy.

4

The study looks at how to prevent heart problems through diet.

academic

The research shows how eating well stops heart issues.

5

New safety rules will prevent accidents in the office.

business

New rules will stop people from getting hurt at work.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
prevention
Verb
prevent
Advérbio
preventively
Adjetivo
preventable
Relacionado
preventative

Colocações comuns

prevent illness to stop someone from getting sick
prevent injury to stop someone from getting physically hurt
prevent the spread to stop a virus from moving to others
prevent accidents to stop bad events from happening by mistake
prevent damage to stop something from being broken

Frases Comuns

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

Frequentemente confundido com

prevent vs avoid

To avoid is to stay away from something that already exists; to prevent is to stop something from happening at all.

prevent vs protect

To protect is to keep someone safe from danger; to prevent is to stop the danger from occurring.

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Notas de uso

When you use 'prevent' with an action, always use the pattern: prevent + person + from + -ing.

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Erros comuns

Do not say 'prevent him to go'. The correct way is 'prevent him from going'.

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Dica de memorização

PRE-vent: 'Pre' means before. Stop the event before it starts!

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Origem da palavra

From the Latin word 'praevenire', which literally means 'to come before'.

Padrões gramaticais

prevent + noun/object prevent + object + from + gerund (-ing)
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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.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: prevent

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neck

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The part of the body that connects the head to the rest of the body. It supports the weight of the head and allows it to turn and move.

chest

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The chest is the upper front part of the human body between the neck and the stomach. It contains important organs like the heart and the lungs.

knee

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The joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans. It is a vital part of the body that allows the leg to bend and supports the body's weight while standing or moving.

heart

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The organ in your chest that pumps blood through your body. It is also used to represent the center of your emotions, especially love.

cough

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A cough is a sudden, noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that usually happens involuntarily. It is often a symptom of a cold, the flu, or an irritation in the throat.

stomachache

A1

A pain in a person's stomach or the area around it. It is a common symptom often caused by eating too much, poor digestion, or a mild illness.

dizzy

A1

Dizzy describes a feeling where you feel like you are spinning or losing your balance. It often happens when you are sick or if you turn around in circles very quickly.

nausea

A1

Nausea is the feeling of being sick in your stomach and wanting to vomit. It often happens when you are ill, traveling in a car, or after eating bad food.

vomit

A1

Vomit is the food and liquid that comes out of your stomach through your mouth when you are sick. It is the physical substance produced after throwing up.

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