Engelsk udsagnsord: prevent | |||
1. | prevent (om adfærd) keep from happening or arising; make impossible | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | My sense of tact forbids an honest answer. Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mere specifikke termer | avert, avoid, baffle, bilk, block, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, embarrass, fend off, foil, forefend, forfend, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie, stymy, thwart, ward off | ||
2. | prevent (om adfærd) stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We must prevent the cancer from spreading. His snoring kept me from falling asleep. Keep the child from eating the marbles. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They prevent him from writing the letter | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | keep | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mere specifikke termer | blank, defend, exclude, hinder, hold, impede, keep away, keep out, rain out, shut, shut out, wash out | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | keep | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | allow, let, permit | ||