prevenir
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Learned borrowing from Latin praevenīre (“anticipate”).
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prevenir (first-person singular present previnc, first-person singular preterite previnguí, past participle previngut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/
- to warn
- to anticipate
- to prevent
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- “prevenir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “prevenir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “prevenir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “prevenir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan edit
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Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (“anticipate”).
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prevenir
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (“anticipate”).
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- Hyphenation: pre‧ve‧nir
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prevenir (first-person singular present previno, third-person singular present previne, first-person singular preterite preveni, past participle prevenido)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (“anticipate”).
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prevenir (first-person singular present prevengo, first-person singular preterite previne, past participle prevenido)
- to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward off, to stave off
- to avert (e.g. a disease, an accident, a disaster, danger)
- to forewarn, warn
- to anticipate
- (Mexico) to prepare
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These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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- “prevenir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014