prevented

verb

pri-VEN-tid/pɹɪˈvɛntɪd/

1 meaning of prevented

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verb
Simple past and past participle of prevent. Use this form for something that was stopped before it could happen.
The fence prevented the dog from leaving the yard.
Quick action by the staff prevented a much bigger fire.
Note

prevented is a form of prevent

prevent, verb: To stop something, usually something bad, from happening, or to keep someone from doing something. Full entry

Forms: preventprevents he/she/itpreventing -ing formprevented past tense, past participle
Spelling: prevent → prevented: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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