prevention

noun (prevention — uncountable)

«prevention» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Prevention means stopping something bad from happening before it happens. tree →

In the lessons

In safety and health lessons: fire prevention (smoke alarms, not playing with matches), accident prevention, illness prevention (washing hands, vaccines). In science: pollution prevention. Saying: «Prevention is better than cure» — it is easier to stop a problem than to fix it later. Phrases: crime prevention, fire prevention, prevention of, injury prevention.

Examples

Washing your hands is good for illness prevention. tree →
Fire prevention week teaches us about smoke alarms. tree →
Prevention is better than cure. tree →
The helmet is for injury prevention. tree →
The council spends money on flood prevention. tree →
Brushing your teeth is tooth decay prevention. tree →

Note

Uncountable: «prevention», not «a prevention». Verb: prevent; adjective: preventive or preventative. «Prevention of» something: «the prevention of accidents».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «prevention» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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