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Definition of the day : « prevent »
- verb keep from happening or continuing
- To put it out of your power to ruin yourself is the only way left to prevent your ruin.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- To prevent this, they were planning the capture of Beauséjour.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- The ill consequence of which it is now in your power to prevent.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- To me it seems that the first thing in regard to money is to prevent it from doing harm.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- However, it will not prevent the food from keeping perfectly.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Remove from the fire at once to prevent the egg from curdling.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Care should be exercised in their baking to prevent them from burning.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- We must prevent this foolish marriage which he has got into his head, from taking place.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- "Whatever she saw she did her best to prevent," said the Princess.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- You can keep him with you, make him marry some other person, but you cannot prevent him from giving me his heart.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola