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preveni
to prevent /pre.veˈni/
verb#4462 most common
Also: to forewarn, to notify in advance, to avert, to forestall
Example sentences
Spălatul pe mâini poate preveni multe boli.
Washing your hands can prevent many illnesses.
Vaccinurile ne ajută să prevenim gripa.
Vaccines help us prevent the flu.
Poliția a instalat camere pentru a preveni furturile din magazin.
The police installed cameras to prevent thefts from the store.
Autoritățile au prevenit populația despre riscul de inundații.
The authorities forewarned the population about the flood risk.
Un sistem eficient de avertizare timpurie poate preveni pierderi de vieți omenești în cazul unui cutremur.
An efficient early-warning system can prevent loss of human life in the event of an earthquake.
Măsurile adoptate de guvern urmăresc să prevină, mai degrabă decât să trateze, efectele schimbărilor climatice asupra economiei.
The measures adopted by the government aim to prevent, rather than treat, the effects of climate change on the economy.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | previn | prevenii | voi preveni |
| 2sg | previi | prevenişi | vei preveni |
| 3sg | previne | preveni | va preveni |
| 1pl | prevenim | prevenirăm | vom preveni |
| 2pl | preveniți | prevenirăţi | veţi preveni |
| 3pl | previn | preveniră | vor preveni |
Word family
prevenireprevention
preventivpreventive
prevenitorobliging, considerate (a figurative extension: someone who anticipates others' needs)
prevenibilpreventable
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "preveni" from French "prévenir" in the nineteenth century, during the wave of Romance relatinization that reshaped the modern Romanian lexicon. The French verb itself descends from Latin "praevenire," built from "prae-" (before) and "venire" (to come). The literal sense, "to come before," shifted to "to act ahead of a problem," hence "to prevent," and in French also "to inform someone ahead of time."
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