English-Thai Dictionary

prevention

N การป้องกัน  การขัดขวาง  การยับยั้ง  อุปสรรค  เครื่อง ป้องกัน  stoppage arresting kan-pok-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PREVENTION

n.The act of going before. 1. Preoccupation; anticipation. [Little used. ]
2. The act of hindering; hinderance; obstruction of access or approach.
Prevention of sin is one of the greatest mercies God can vouchsafe.
3. Prejudice; prepossession; a French sense, but not in use in English.

 

PREVENTIONAL

a.Tending to prevent.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREVENTION

Pre *ven "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prévention.]

 

1. The act of going, or state of being, before. [Obs. ] The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. Bacon.

 

2. Anticipation; esp. , anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. [Obs. ] Hammond. Shak.

 

3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. South. Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. Shak.

 

4. Prejudice; prepossession. [A Gallicism ] Dryden.

 

PREVENTIONAL

PREVENTIONAL Pre *ven "tion *al, a.

 

Defn: Tending to prevent. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prevention

pre ven tion |priˈvenCHən prəˈvɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun the action of stopping something from happening or arising: crime prevention | the treatment and prevention of AIDS. PHRASES an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure proverb it's easier to stop something from happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prevention

pre |ven ¦tion |prɪˈvɛnʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of stopping something from happening or arising: crime prevention | the treatment and prevention of AIDS. PHRASES prevention is better than cure (or US an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure ) proverb it's easier to stop something happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has happened.

 

French Dictionary

prévention

prévention n. f. nom féminin 1 Ensemble de mesures prises en vue d ’éviter des accidents, des inconvénients. : La prévention routière, la prévention des incendies. 2 Opinion préconçue, préjugé. : Le juge doit se garder de toute prévention.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prevention

pre ven tion /prɪvénʃ (ə )n /名詞 U 防ぐこと, 妨げられること ; 防止 [予防 ]策 ▸ juvenile crime prevention program 青少年犯罪防止計画 ▸ Prevention is better than cure .｟ことわざ ｠治療より予防が勝る ; 「転ばぬ先の杖 （つえ ）」