preventive. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to. Carried out to deter military aggression. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.

Definition of preventable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ...

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Prevent, hamper, hinder, impede refer to different degrees of stoppage of action or progress. To prevent is to stop something effectually by forestalling action ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective prevented. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

2 сент. 2020 г. · Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs prevent and prevene which may be used as adjectives within certain ...

“Preventative", often heard in the phrase, “to take preventative measures" (meaning to do things in advance to reduce the risk of something unwanted happening).

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective preventing, three of which are labelled obsolete. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, ...

Use the adjective preventative to describe something that helps keep you free of disease, like a healthy diet and plenty of exercise.