(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). / (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. / (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede.

(uncountable) The condition of being preventable / (countable) The extent to which something is preventable

In a manner that is preventative.

present participle and gerund of prevent

Capable of being prevented.

Something that can be prevented.

simple past tense and past participle of prevent

One who, or that which, prevents. / (nautical) An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.

plural of preventer

Alternative form of preventive