English-Thai Dictionary
prevent
VT ขัดขวาง กัน กีดขวาง preclude forestall kad-kwang
prevent from
PHRV งดเว้น จาก ละเว้น จาก hinder from keep from ngod-wen-jak
preventative
N การป้องกัน safeguard protection kan-pok-kan
prevented
ADJ ซึ่ง กีดขวาง obviated stopped sueng-kid-kwang
prevention
N การป้องกัน การขัดขวาง การยับยั้ง อุปสรรค เครื่อง ป้องกัน stoppage arresting kan-pok-kan
preventive
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การป้องกัน โรค ซึ่ง ป้องกัน precautionary defensive kiao-kab-kan-pong-kan-rok
preventive
N ยา ป้องกัน สิ่ง ป้องกัน มาตรการป้องกัน ya-pong-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PREVENT
v.t.[L. proevenio, supra. ] 1. To go before; to precede.
I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried. Psalm 119:147.
2. To precede, as something unexpected or unsought.
The days of my affliction prevented me. Job 3 :27; 2 Samuel 22:6, 19.
3. To go before; to precede; to favor by anticipation or by hindering distress or evil.
The God of my mercy shall prevent me. Psalm 59:1 .
Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with thy most gracious favor.
4. To anticipate.
Their ready guilt preventing thy commands.
5. To preoccupy; to pre-engage; to attempt first.
Thou hast prevented us with overtures of love.
[In all the preceding senses, the word is obsolete. ]
6. To hinder; to obstruct; to intercept the approach or access of. This is now the only sense. No foresight or care will prevent every misfortune. Religion supplies consolation under afflictions which cannot be prevented. It is easier to prevent an evil than to remedy it.
Too great confidence in success, is the likeliest to prevent it.
PREVENT
v.i.To come before the usual time. [Not in use. ]
PREVENTABLE
a.That may be prevented or hindered.
PREVENTED
pp. Hindered from happening or taking effect.
PREVENTER
n.One that goes before. [Not in use. ] 1. One that hinders; a hinderer; that which hinders; as a preventer of evils or of disease.
PREVENTING
ppr. Going before. 1. Hindering; obviating.
PREVENTINGLY
adv. In such a manner or way as to hinder.
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.
PREVENTIVE
a.Tending to hinder; hindering the access of; as a medicine preventive of disease.
PREVENTIVE
n.That which prevents; that which intercepts the access or approach of. Temperance and exercise are excellent preventives of debility and languor. 1. An antidote previously taken. A medicine may be taken as a preventive of disease.
PREVENTIVELY
adv. By way of prevention; in a manner that tends to hinder.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PREVENT
Pre *vent ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prevented; p. pr. & vb. n.Preventing. ] Etym: [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come. ]
1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. [Obs. ] We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1 Thess. iv. 15.We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. Bk. of Common Prayer. Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. Prior.
2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs. ] Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. Pope.
3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart. "This vile purpose to prevent. " Shak. Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. Milton.
PREVENT
PREVENT Pre *vent ", v. i.
Defn: To come before the usual time. [Obs. ] Strawberries... will prevent and come early. Bacon.
PREVENTABILITY
PREVENTABILITY Pre *vent `a *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being preventable.
PREVENTABLE
PREVENTABLE Pre *vent "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable diseases.
PREVENTATIVE
PREVENTATIVE Pre *vent "a *tive, n.
Defn: That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
PREVENTER
PREVENTER Pre *vent "er, n.
1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates another. [Obs. ] Bacon.
2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease.
3. (Naut. )
Defn: An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast. Preventer bolts, or Preventer plates (Naut. ), fixtures connected with preventers to reënforce other rigging. -- Preventer stay. (Naut. ) Same as Preventer, 3.
PREVENTINGLY
PREVENTINGLY Pre *vent "ing *ly, adv.
Defn: So as to prevent or hinder.
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. ]
PREVENTIVE
Pre *vent "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. préventif. ]
1. Going before; preceding. [Obs. ] Any previous counsel or preventive understanding. Cudworth.
2. Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease. Physic is either curative or preventive. Sir T. Browne. Preventive service, the duty performed by the armed police in guarding the coast against smuggling. [Eng ]
PREVENTIVE
PREVENTIVE Pre *vent "ive, n.
Defn: That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.
PREVENTIVELY
PREVENTIVELY Pre *vent "ive *ly, adv.
Defn: In a preventive manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
prevent
pre vent |priˈvent prəˈvɛnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 keep (something ) from happening or arising: action must be taken to prevent further accidents. • make (someone or something ) unable to do something: window locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in. 2 archaic (of God ) go before (someone ) with spiritual guidance and help. DERIVATIVES pre vent a bil i ty |priˌventəˈbilətē |noun, pre vent a ble (also preventible ) adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of ’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered, ’ from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before ’ + venire ‘come. ’
preventative
pre ven ta tive |prēˈventətiv prəˈvɛn (t )ədɪv | ▶adjective & noun another term for preventive. DERIVATIVES pre ven ta tive ly adverb
preventer
pre vent er |prēˈventər priˈvɛntər | ▶noun a person or thing that prevents something: effective as preventers of further infection. • Sailing an extra line or wire rigged to support a piece of rigging under strain, or to hold the boom and prevent it from jibing.
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.
preventive
pre ven tive |priˈventiv prəˈvɛn (t )ɪv | ▶adjective designed to keep something undesirable such as illness, harm, or accidents from occurring: preventive medicine. ▶noun a medicine or other treatment designed to stop disease or ill health from occurring. DERIVATIVES pre ven tive ly adverb
preventive detention
pre ven tive de ten tion ▶noun Law the imprisonment of a person with the aim of preventing them from committing further offenses or of maintaining public order.
Oxford Dictionary
prevent
pre |vent |prɪˈvɛnt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 keep (something ) from happening: action must be taken to prevent further accidents. • stop (someone ) from doing something: locks won't prevent a determined burglar from getting in. 2 archaic (of God ) go before (someone ) with spiritual guidance and help. DERIVATIVES preventability |-təˈbɪlɪti |noun, preventable (also preventible ) adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘act in anticipation of ’): from Latin praevent- ‘preceded, hindered ’, from the verb praevenire, from prae ‘before ’ + venire ‘come ’.
preventative
pre ¦venta |tive |prɪˈvɛntətɪv | ▶adjective & noun another term for preventive. DERIVATIVES preventatively adverb
preventer
pre |vent ¦er |prɪˈventə | ▶noun a person or thing that prevents something: a power-surge preventer. • Sailing an extra line or wire rigged to support a piece of rigging under strain, or to hold the boom and prevent it from gybing.
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.
preventive
pre ¦vent |ive |prɪˈvɛntɪv | ▶adjective designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring: preventive medicine. ▶noun a medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health. DERIVATIVES preventively adverb
preventive detention
pre ¦vent |ive de ¦ten |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law the imprisonment of a person with the aim of preventing them from committing further offences or of maintaining public order.
American Oxford Thesaurus
prevent
prevent verb how can any one agency prevent drug trafficking? stop, put a stop to, avert, nip in the bud, fend off, stave off, ward off; hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, balk, foil, thwart, forestall, counteract, inhibit, curb, restrain, preclude, preempt; disallow, prohibit, forbid, proscribe, exclude, debar, bar; literary stay. ANTONYMS allow.
preventive
preventive adjective 1 preventive maintenance: preemptive, deterrent, precautionary, protective. 2 preventive medicine: prophylactic, disease-preventing. ▶noun 1 a preventive against crime: precautionary measure, deterrent, safeguard, security, protection, defense. 2 disease preventives: prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventive drug.
Oxford Thesaurus
prevent
prevent verb stop, put a stop to, avert, nip in the bud, fend off, turn aside, stave off, ward off, head off, shut out, block, intercept, halt, arrest, check, stay; hinder, impede, hamper, obstruct, baulk, foil, thwart, obviate, cheat, frustrate, forestall, counteract, inhibit, hold back, curb, restrain, preclude, pre-empt, save, help, suppress; disallow, prohibit, forbid, proscribe, exclude, debar, bar, deter; archaic let. ANTONYMS allow; cause; encourage.
preventive, preventative
preventive, preventative adjective 1 preventive maintenance is the key to dependability: inhibitory, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive; precautionary, protective. 2 preventive medicine: prophylactic, disease-preventing, precautionary, protective. ▶noun 1 a preventive against crime: precautionary measure, deterrent, preventive /protective measure, safeguard, security, protection, defence, hindrance, block, check, impediment, curb, restraint, obstruction. 2 substances that have value as disease preventives: prophylactic, prophylactic device, prophylactic medicine, preventive drug.
French Dictionary
préventif
préventif , ive adj. adjectif Qui a pour but de prévenir. : Un entretien préventif, des mesures préventives contre le vol, des examens préventifs. LOCUTION À titre préventif. Dans le but de prévenir quelque chose de fâcheux, de dangereux. SYNONYME par mesure de précaution .
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.
préventivement
préventivement adv. adverbe De façon préventive. : Le garage a rappelé ces véhicules défectueux préventivement.
Spanish Dictionary
preventivo, -va
preventivo, -va adjetivo Que previene un mal o un peligro o sirve para prevenirlo :medicina preventiva; medidas preventivas; tratamiento preventivo; vacunación preventiva . VÉASE prisión preventiva .
preventorio
preventorio nombre masculino Sanatorio destinado a personas que, sin padecer una enfermedad, están predispuestas a contraerla, especialmente la tuberculosis .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
prevent
pre vent /prɪvént /〖pre (前に )vent (来る )〗動詞 ～s /-ts /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 a. 〖prevent A from doing 〗〈事 人 物が 〉A 〈人 事 〉が …するのを妨げる (→keep A from doing 類義 ) (!｟主に英 ｠ではfrom省略可 ) ▸ The heavy snow prevented the airplane (from ) taking off .ひどい雪のせいで飛行機は離陸することができなかった (≒The airplane could not take off because of the heavy snow. )▸ What prevented him (from ) going [｟まれ ｠his going ] to university? 彼はなぜ大学に行くことができなかったのですか (≒Why couldn't he go to university? )▸ I prevented anyone from seeing the contents .私はだれも中身を見られないようにした b. 〈人などが 〉〈事 〉を防ぐ , 中止させる ; 〈人 〉をじゃまする ▸ Our prime objective is to prevent war .我々の第一の目標は戦争を防ぐことである ▸ Jack tried to leave, but the guard prevented him .ジャックは立ち去ろうとしたが, 守衛によって阻止された 2 〈人 物 事が 〉〈病気 事故など 〉を予防する , 防止する ▸ Herbs may be used to prevent heart diseases .薬草が心臓病の予防に用いられる 3 ｟古 ｠〈人が 〉〈人 〉に先がけて行動する , 先手を打つ .自動詞 妨げになる .
preventable
pre v é nt a ble 形容詞 比較なし 〈病気 事故などが 〉予防 [防止 ]可能な .
preventative
pre ven ta tive /prɪvéntətɪv /形容詞 ＝preventive .名詞 C 予防薬 .～ly 副詞
preventible
pre v é nt i ble 形容詞 ＝preventable .
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 ）」
preventive
pre ven tive /prɪvéntɪv /形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(病気や犯罪などを )予防 [防止 ]するための .名詞 C 予防 [防止 ]策 ; 予防薬 .～̀ det é ntion 〘法 〙｟米 ｠予防拘留 〘容疑者を釈放せずに裁判まで拘留すること 〙; ｟英 ｠予防拘禁 〘常習犯を長期間拘置すること 〙.～̀ m é dicine 〘医 〙予防医学 .～ly 副詞
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