Last Updated:2025/11/20
(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). / (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. / (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.
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transitive
archaic
intransitive
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
(他動詞)~を防ぐ、阻止する、妨げる / (自動詞、現在では稀)予防措置を講ずる、対策をとる / (古語、他動詞)先立つ、先んじる
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