Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of preventing something.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of going before; the state of preceding or being earlier; hence, an antecedent period of time.
- noun The act of anticipating or forestalling; an anticipation; provision made in advance.
- noun Precaution; a precautionary measure; a preventive.
- noun The act of hindering or rendering impossible by previous measures; effectual hindrance; restraint, as from an intended action; also, that which prevents; an obstacle; an obstruction or impediment.
- noun Jurisdiction.
- noun Prejudice; prepossession.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The act of going, or state of being, before.
- noun obsolete Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.
- noun The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- noun A Gallicism Prejudice; prepossession.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete The act of going, or state of being, before.
- noun obsolete
Anticipation ; esp., anticipation of needs, wishes,hazards andrisks ; hence,precaution ; forethought. --Hammond. Shak. - noun The act of
preventing orhindering ;obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. --South.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of preventing
Etymologies
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Examples
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Natural remedies tend to stress long-term prevention, which is ultimately better than an immediate, temporary cure.
Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » Why Are Psoriasis Patients Turning to Herbal Remedies? 2009
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Meanwhile, the Yemenia Airways said that it will organize a rally to the French Embassy in Sana'a on Tuesday, against what they describe as the prevention of the French troops to the Yemeni divers from entering a large area where the airbus 310 wreckage is expected to be.
Yemen Observer 2009
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Yes | No | Report from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 55 min 41 sec ago an ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure. sad and tragic, And easily avoided.
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Everyone agrees it should happen, but it never does because the people who would invest in prevention don't end up saving from the investment.
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Chronic transfusion for stroke prevention is now the standard of care for sickle cell patients at high risk of stroke.
Sickle cell disease research at The Children's Hospital 2010
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Yes | No | Report from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 55 min 41 sec ago an ounce of prevention, is worth a pound of cure. sad and tragic, And easily avoided.
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Unless the incentives and rules are changed to give as many participants as possible a real stake in prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, and maximizing health and minimizing disease and injury, healthcare costs in America will never be brought under control.
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The best hope for stemming the spread of HIV lies in prevention, treatment and education.
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Other agencies covered in the OMB Watch report have approached rulemaking informed by the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Matt Madia: Does Regulation Under Obama Put the Public First? Matt Madia 2010
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It probably assuages some people suffering from extreme paranoia but we must not lose sight of the fact that prevention is always a far better and more effective course of action than control.
Global Voices in English » Southeast Asia: Reactions to the H1N1 virus 2009
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Focused deterrence is what is known as secondary or tertiary prevention, to stop violence happening again in someone’s life.
The zombie knives ban is a small step forward – but the focus needs to be on the child holding the blade | Ciaran Thapar Ciaran Thapar 2024
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Focused deterrence is what is known as secondary or tertiary prevention, to stop violence happening again in someone’s life.
The zombie knives ban is a small step forward – but the focus needs to be on the child holding the blade | Ciaran Thapar Ciaran Thapar 2024
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