prevent

/prɪˈvent/ verb [T]

Translation

› to stop something happening or to stop someone doing something

önlemek, engel olmak, önüne geçmek

to prevent accidents/crime [+ from + doing sth] Members of the public were prevented from entering the building.1862

preventable adjective › If something is preventable, it can be prevented.

önlenebilir, önüne geçilebilir

1862

(Definition of prevent verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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