'Preventing' definitions:
Definition of 'Preventing'
From: GCIDE
- Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prevented; p. pr. & vb. n. Preventing.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before + venire to come. See Come.]
- 1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide; to direct. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. --1 Thess. iv. 15. [1913 Webster]
- We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us. --Bk. of Common Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart. "This vile purpose to prevent." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Preventing'
- Prevent,
- Preventability,
- Preventable,
- Preventative,
- Prevented,
- Preventer,
- Preventingly,
- Prevention,
- Preventional,
- Preventive,
- Preventively,
- Preventer bolts,
- Preventer plates,
- Preventer stay,
- Preventive service,
- birth prevention,
- preventive attack,
- preventive medicine,
- preventive strike,
- center for disease control and prevention,
- centre for international crime prevention,
- united nations crime prevention and criminal justice,
- united nations office for drug control and crime prevention