prevent
/prɪˈvent/verb
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रोकना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ sb/sth (from doing sth)
to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening
रोकना
- The rain prevented us from playing.
- Washing hands helps to prevent infection.
- They prevented me from entering the building.
+ 5 more examples
- Nothing could prevent Radhika from reaching her goal.
- Vaccines prevent many serious diseases.
- Nothing can prevent me from joining the army.
- The fence prevents cattle from entering the field.
- Fog prevented the plane from landing on time.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
prevent sb (from) doing sth
Use a gerund after prevent, with from before it; in British English the preposition can be dropped when an object is present.
'Prevent' के बाद gerund आता है और उससे पहले from लगता है; British English में object होने पर from छोड़ा भी जा सकता है।
- The fog prevented the train from running on time.
- Nothing can prevent her passing the exam.
prevent sth (from happening)
Prevent can take a noun directly, meaning to stop something happening at all.
'Prevent' के बाद सीधे noun आ सकता है, जिसका अर्थ किसी बात को होने ही न देना है।
- Vaccines prevent many diseases.
- Regular servicing prevents breakdowns.
prevent + possessive + gerund
A possessive before the gerund is formal; in daily use the plain object is more common.
Gerund से पहले possessive रूप औपचारिक है; रोज़मर्रा के प्रयोग में सीधा object अधिक चलता है।
- His illness prevented his attending the function.
be prevented from sth (passive)
In the passive, the person who is stopped is the subject and from is always kept.
Passive में जिसे रोका गया हो वह subject होता है और from हमेशा रखा जाता है।
- The students were prevented from entering the hall after the bell.
+Collocations 5
prevent + noun
accidentsdiseasefraudfloodingmisuse
- Strict checks prevent fraud in banks.
adverb + prevent
effectivelycompletelylegallynarrowlylargely
- The goalkeeper narrowly prevented a goal.
measure + prevent
helpaim tobe designed towork tobe meant to
- These rules are designed to prevent cheating.
prevent + abstract noun
harmescapedamagespreadrecurrence
- Masks help prevent the spread of infection.
nothing / what + prevent
nothing preventswhat preventsno law preventslittle can prevent
- What prevents you from applying this year?
“More examples 5
- A strong embankment prevents the river from flooding the village.
मज़बूत तटबंध नदी को गाँव में बाढ़ लाने से रोकता है।
- Radhika's father prevented her from travelling alone at night.
राधिका के पिता ने उसे रात में अकेले यात्रा करने से रोका।
- Prevention is better than cure.
बचाव इलाज से बेहतर है।
- The police tried to prevent a clash between the two groups.
पुलिस ने दोनों समूहों के बीच टकराव को रोकने का प्रयास किया।
- Heavy rain prevented the match from starting.
भारी बारिश ने मैच को शुरू होने से रोक दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The rain prevented us to go out.
✓ The rain prevented us from going out.
Prevent takes from + gerund; a to-infinitive is wrong.
'Prevent' के बाद from + gerund आता है; to-infinitive गलत है।
✗ He prevented her for attending the class.
✓ He prevented her from attending the class.
The preposition after prevent is from, not for.
'Prevent' के बाद preposition from आता है, for नहीं।
✗ Nobody can prevent from doing wrong.
✓ Nobody can prevent people from doing wrong.
Prevent needs an object before from; the sentence cannot go straight to from.
'Prevent' के बाद from से पहले object आवश्यक है; वाक्य सीधे from पर नहीं जा सकता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all stop something, but they differ in when and how.
ये सभी verbs किसी बात को रोकते हैं, पर अंतर यह है कि कब और कैसे।
Stops something before it happens.
किसी बात के घटित होने से पहले ही उसे रोक देना।
- A seat belt can prevent serious injury.
To keep away from something, by your own choice.
अपनी इच्छा से किसी चीज़ से दूर रहना।
- Radhika avoided the crowd.
A general word: to end something that is happening or to prevent it.
सामान्य शब्द: जो हो रहा हो उसे समाप्त करना या उसे रोकना।
- The teacher stopped the noise.