- Types Of Speech
- You can use prevent as a verb in a sentence.
- About Prevent
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters e, n, p, r, t, and v, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter v. Prevent starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pre, prev, preve, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, vent, event, ..
- Definition
- Prevent from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Prevent is set as a grade five word that starts with p, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is prevent a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Prevent in Pig Latin is said as "eventpray or eventprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | e | v | e | n | t
- Bigram
- pr | re | ev | ve | en | nt
- Trigram
- pre | rev | eve | ven | ent
- Quadrigram
- prev | reve | even | vent
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- prevent from doing something or being in a certain state;
"We must prevent the cancer from spreading";
"His snoring kept me from falling asleep";
"Keep the child from eating the marbles" - keep from happening or arising;
have the effect of preventing;
"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abort | terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion |
| Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| Aid | the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
| Anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
| Assistance | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose "he gave me an assist with the housework" "could not walk without assistance" "rescue party went to their aid" "offered his help in unloading" |
| Avert | turn away or aside "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
| Avoid | stay clear from keep away from keep out of the way of someone or something "Her former friends now avoid her" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Prevent
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
| Let | a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver''s court the ball must be served again |
| Permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prevent | prevent from doing something or being in a certain state "We must prevent the cancer from spreading" "His snoring kept me from falling asleep" "Keep the child from eating the marbles" |
View English words with the unique letters used in prevent. Words With The Letters Enprtv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bar | the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
| Prevention | the act of preventing "there was no bar against leaving" "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blank | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
| Defend | argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| Exclude | prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" |
| Hinder | put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" |
| Hold | the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" |
| Hold Back | |
| Impede | block passage through; "obstruct the path" |
| Keep | a cell in a jail or prison |
| Keep Away | |
| Keep Back |
View All Hyponyms For Prevent
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevent (7 letters) | 12 | 15 | eenprtv |
Prevent Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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