Prevention Meaning
/pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
nounAny measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
Sentence Examples
This museum is equipped with a fire prevention system.
This is Fire Prevention Week.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The best ____ for cavities is regular brushing and limiting sugar intake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The campaign focused on ____ rather than treatment, encouraging healthy habits from an early age.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English prevencion, from Medieval Latin prēventiō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention."
— 1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
"But no Man Pities another for any Evil lying upon Him, which he would not help, but which he could not. One is his Burden, the other his Choice; Vertually at least, since he might have Chosen its Prevention."
— 1698, Robert South, “Sermon Preached at Christ-Church, Oxon. before the University”, in Twelve Sermons upon Several Subjects and Occasions, volume III, London: […] Tho[mas] Warren for Thomas Bennet […], →OCLC, page 222:
"It performed this task in the beginning and has always exercised the power of passing on books. By this transfer, the Pope points out, every danger of a collision, which might become very embarrassing, is evaded. The prevention of such collisions has indeed been one of the chief reasons for Pius X to undertake the complete reorganization of the Roman Curia."
— 1920, Francis Sales Betten, The Roman Index of Forbidden Books:
"In the next few days we'll announce the administration's new strategy for the prevention of drug abuse and drug trafficking."
— 1982, Ronald Reagan, Presidential Radio Address - 2 October 1982:
"Whatever cures are known, and preventions that are practiced now, could have been common knowledge centuries ago."
— 1933, David Marshall Brooks, The Necessity of Atheism:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The best ____ for cavities is regular brushing and limiting sugar intake.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The campaign focused on ____ rather than treatment, encouraging healthy habits from an early age.