prevenir

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praevenīre (anticipate).

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prevenir (first-person singular present previnc, first-person singular preterite previnguí, past participle previngut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to warn
  2. to anticipate
  3. to prevent

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

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prevenir

  1. to warn
  2. to forestall, to prevent
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.veˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.veˈni(h)], /pɾe.viˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.viˈni(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: pre‧ve‧nir

Verb

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prevenir (first-person singular present previno, third-person singular present previne, first-person singular preterite preveni, past participle prevenido)

  1. to prevent
    Synonym: evitar
  2. to warn
    Synonym: avisar
  3. to prepare
    Synonym: preparar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾebeˈniɾ/ [pɾe.β̞eˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ve‧nir

Verb

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prevenir (first-person singular present prevengo, first-person singular preterite previne, past participle prevenido)

  1. to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward off, to stave off
  2. to avert (e.g. a disease, an accident, a disaster, danger)
  3. to forewarn, warn
  4. to anticipate
  5. (Mexico) to prepare

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