prevention

See also prévention

English

Etymology

Compare French prévention

prevent + -tion

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/, SAMPA: /pr`I"vEnS@n/

Noun

prevention (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.

   The greater the distance, the greater the prevention. --Bacon.

2. (obsolete) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks ; hence, precaution; forethought. --Hammond. Shak.
3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. --South.

   Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. --Shakespeare.

Translations

The act of going, or state of being, before

Romanian: prevenire (ro)

Anticipation

Romanian: anticipare (ro)

Serbo-Croatian: anticipacija (sh)

The act of preventing or hindering

Armenian: կանխարգելում (hy) (kanxargelum) Finnish: ennaltaehkäisy, ennaltaehkäiseminen, ehkäisy, ehkäiseminen, torjunta, torjuminen German: Prävention (de) f.

Romanian: preîntâmpinare (ro), prevenire (ro) Serbo-Croatian: prevencija (sh), preveniranje (sh), predupređivanje (sh), predohrana (sh)

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German: Prävention f. Portuguese: prevenção f.

Telugu: నివారణ (nivaaraNa) Spanish: prevención f.

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Finnish

Noun

prevention

1. Genitive singular form of preventio.