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prevents

verb
Saypri-VENTS/pɹɪˈvɛnts/

1 meaning of prevents

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of prevent. Use it with he, she, or it.

    This lock prevents the door from opening.

    Wearing a helmet prevents many head injuries.

    Note

prevents 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 → prevents: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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