prevent ... from

Frequency: 9.545.0 per million words

A core grammatical pattern used to specify what is being stopped from doing something.

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Examples (10)

  • This new legislation effectively prevents us from trading.
  • No one can prevent you from attending this meeting.
  • There's nothing to prevent these guys from copying our idea.
  • They took action to prevent the disease from spreading.
  • The heavy snow prevented us from leaving the house.
  • Security measures are in place to prevent unauthorized access from occurring.
  • His injury will prevent him from competing in the final.
  • We must prevent the situation from escalating further.
  • A good diet can prevent many health problems from developing.
  • She tried to prevent the child from touching the hot stove.