prevent
Used to state that the action produces the intended result of stopping something.
To prevent something and achieve the desired outcome.
To prevent something entirely, leaving no possibility of it happening.
As a result of that action, something is prevented. Often used in formal or technical writing.
To prevent in a way that can be trusted or depended on.
To indicate that something has the potential to be prevented.
To suggest that prevention might happen but it is not certain.
To stop something using one's body or a physical barrier.
To use physical force or coercion to stop something.
Refers to a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose of prevention.
Refers to a specific deed or process done to stop something.
Used to explain the purpose or reason for an action, which is to stop something.
Describes a measure or action whose goal is to prevent a specific outcome.
An act of trying to stop something from happening.
Expresses the possibility or ability to stop something.
A common way to say you are making an effort to stop something.
To have the capacity or means to stop something.
To contribute to stopping something, but not be the sole cause.
To lack the capacity or means to stop something.
To begin a series of actions intended to stop something.
To do something specific and organized to stop an event.
To be created with the specific purpose of stopping something.
To make an effort to stop something, with no guarantee of success.
To fail to take any action to stop something that is happening or will happen.
A more formal way to say 'try to prevent'.
Used to say there are no obstacles stopping someone from doing something.
A core grammatical pattern used to specify what is being stopped from doing something.