preventative

CEFRB1

/pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/

adjective

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    adjective

    Intended to stop something bad from happening.

Examples

  • Preventative medicine is very important.

  • We need to take preventative measures.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

  • 1968, G. Anthony Wedge, N. A. P.: New American Party, Geddes Press Printers (1968), p. 155, "Preventative defense comes in two flavors […]"

  • 2006, Robert Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Repairing & Upgrading Your PC, O'Reilly (2006), p. 70, "The goals of preventative maintenance are to reduce the likelihood of hardware failures, […]"

  • 1920, Lillien Jane Martin, Mental hygiene: two years' experience of a clinical psychologist, Warwick &York (1920), p. 78, "That part of mental hygiene which has a prophylactic character falls into two classes, group preventative mental hygiene […]"

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