← Back to browsepreventsnoun#14,460Translations食い止めるくいとめる阻むはばむ妨げるさまたげる防ぐふせぐEnglish definitionkeep from happening or arisingExamplesHis low salary prevents him from buying the house.Salt prevents food from perishing.Similar wordspreventpreventedpreventerpreventingpreventionpreventive← astronomersmuseums →