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" Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia."
Julie Bishop

Meaning of "prevention" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PREVENTION

prɪˈvɛnʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREVENTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prevention is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREVENTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of prevention in the English dictionary

The definition of prevention in the dictionary is the act of preventing. Other definition of prevention is a hindrance, obstacle, or impediment.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREVENTION

ascension · attention · chemoprevention · convention · dimension · extension · intention · intervention · invention · mention · nonintervention · obvention · pension · preconvention · reinvention · retention · subvention · supervention · suspension · tension

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREVENTION

prevenancy · prevene · prevenience · prevenient · preveniently · prevent · preventability · preventable · preventably · preventative · preventer · preventibility · preventible · preventibly · preventive · preventive medicine · preventively · preventiveness · preverb · preverbal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREVENTION

abstention · accident prevention · accreditation · armed intervention · bone of contention · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · contention · contravention · crime prevention · detention · dissention · distention · fire prevention · Geneva Convention · honourable mention · inattention · indention · National Convention · obtention · political convention · selective attention

Synonyms and antonyms of prevention in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREVENTION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «prevention» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «prevention» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PREVENTION

Find out the translation of prevention to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of prevention from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prevention» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

预防
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

prevención
570 millions of speakers
en

English

prevention
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रोकथाम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وِقَايَّة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

предотвращение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

prevenção
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিরোধ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

prévention
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pencegahan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Vorbeugung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

予防
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

예방
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nyegah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ngăn ngừa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिबंध
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

önleme
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

prevenzione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zapobieganie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

запобігання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

prevenire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόληψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorkoming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förekommande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forebygging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prevention

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREVENTION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of prevention
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prevention

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PREVENTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word prevention.
1
John Acton
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
2
David Agus
We may never understand illnesses such as cancer. In fact, we may never cure it. But an ounce of prevention is worth more than a million pounds of cure.
3
John Ashcroft
There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism.
4
John Ashcroft
The FBI. is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention.
5
Donald Berwick
It boggles my mind that the same people who cry 'foul' about rationing an instant later argue to reduce health care benefits for the needy, to defund crucial programs of care and prevention, and to shift thousands of dollars of annual costs to people - elders, the poor, the disabled - who are least able to bear them.
6
Julie Bishop
Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.
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Julie Bishop
Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.
8
Gro Harlem Brundtland
The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis.
9
Gro Harlem Brundtland
In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance.
10
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREVENTION»

Discover the use of prevention in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prevention and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
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Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
3
Ethical and Social Perspectives on Situational Crime Prevention
Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years, yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime.
Andrew Von Hirsch, David Garland, Alison Wakefield, 2000
4
Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
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Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
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Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Applications ...
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior.
Timothy D. Crowe, 2000
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Prevention
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
9
Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations
This book examines several types of crime prevention approaches and their goals, including those that are designed to prevent conditions that foster deviance, those directed toward persons or conditions with a high potential for deviance, ...
Steven P. Lab, 2013
10
Substance abuse prevention: the intersection of science and ...
Key Benefit: This cutting-edge book responds to the growing need for a resource that addresses the rapid development of the substance abuse prevention profession.
Julie A. Hogan, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREVENTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prevention is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hair stylists promote HIV prevention at local salons
Local salon owner Kaye Flewellen is a partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She says she is optimistic the Fade Out ... «WFAA, Jul 15»
2
Bridging Gaps conference tackles crime prevention
That was the message of the two speakers in the first night of the fourth annual “Bridging the Gap” crime prevention conference Monday in ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
3
Suicide Prevention - An Edgar Family Shares their Story
The grim statistics prompted the state to launch a suicide prevention strategy aimed at curbing what has become one of the state's most ... «WSAW, Jul 15»
4
Domestic violence prevention group wants Ray Rice to get chance
Ray Rice still doesn't have much substantial interest, but he is building a base of people behind him, pushing for him to get another chance to ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Nazareth schools revising suicide prevention policy
Nazareth schools revising suicide prevention policy ... Area School District school directors are revising their suicide prevention policy. «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Suicide prevention: East Texas lockups plan no changes
Gregg County Sheriff Maxey Cerliano does not expect any sweeping changes to how the county jail evaluates or houses inmates with mental ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
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NFL's Deflategate prevention plan is overdone, 'pretentious'
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the star of the NFL's Deflategate scandal, passes the ball during OTAs on May 29. Photo: AP ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows stillbirths …
We found out there is a higher rate of drug usage, smoking and obesity in the state. Stillbirth is when a baby dies before or during delivery, ... «WVTM13, Jul 15»
9
ID Theft Prevention Might Not Protect OPM Hack Victims, Top …
Congress may never be able to protect 21.5 million data breach victims from security dangers by funding identity theft protections, the second highest-ranking ... «Nextgov, Jul 15»
10
Police: Man Drags Loss Prevention Officer While Trying to Flee …
Richard D. Watson was approached by a Loss Prevention Officer from Big Y in the parking lot after he allegedly took items from the store. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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