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

simple past tense and past participle of prevent

Something that can be prevented.

Capable of being prevented.

present participle and gerund 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.

Alternative form of preventive

Alternative form of preventive

plural of preventative

plural of preventer