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Detailed Translations for prevents from English to Swedish

prevent:

to prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)

  1. to prevent (obstruct; keep from)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    hindra; förhindra; förebygga
  2. to prevent (hold back; restrain; dissuade; )
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    hindra; hålla tillbaka; stoppa
    • hindra verb (hindrar, hindrade, hindrat)
    • hålla tillbaka verb (håller tillbaka, höll tillbaka, hållit tillbaka)
    • stoppa verb (stoppar, stoppade, stoppat)
  3. to prevent (thwart; hinder; oppose; )
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    hindra; motarbeta
    • hindra verb (hindrar, hindrade, hindrat)
    • motarbeta verb (motarbetar, motarbetade, motarbetat)
  4. to prevent (avert; keep out)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1
    förhindra
    • förhindra verb (förhindrar, förhindrade, förhindrat)
  5. to prevent (provide against)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1

Conjugations for prevent:

present
  1. prevent
  2. prevent
  3. prevents
  4. prevent
  5. prevent
  6. prevent
simple past
  1. prevented
  2. prevented
  3. prevented
  4. prevented
  5. prevented
  6. prevented
present perfect
  1. have prevented
  2. have prevented
  3. has prevented
  4. have prevented
  5. have prevented
  6. have prevented
past continuous
  1. was preventing
  2. were preventing
  3. was preventing
  4. were preventing
  5. were preventing
  6. were preventing
future
  1. shall prevent
  2. will prevent
  3. will prevent
  4. shall prevent
  5. will prevent
  6. will prevent
continuous present
  1. am preventing
  2. are preventing
  3. is preventing
  4. are preventing
  5. are preventing
  6. are preventing
subjunctive
  1. be prevented
  2. be prevented
  3. be prevented
  4. be prevented
  5. be prevented
  6. be prevented
diverse
  1. prevent!
  2. let's prevent!
  3. prevented
  4. preventing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

prevent

  1. prevent (ward off; avert)
    – keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1

Translation Matrix for prevent:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
förhindra hampering; impeding; interfering with; prevention
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
förebygga keep from; obstruct; prevent
förhindra avert; keep from; keep out; obstruct; prevent block; hamper; hinder; make impossible; thwart
hindra cross; discourage; dissuade; hinder; hold back; keep from; obstruct; oppose; prevent; restrain; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset block; cause failure; counteract; force something to stop; frustrate; hamper; hinder; impede; make impossible; obstruct; restrain; sabotage; stonewall; stopping; thwart
hålla tillbaka discourage; dissuade; hold back; obstruct; prevent; restrain; stop accumulate; bottle up; control; crush; keep back; keep in control; moderate; pen up; pulverise; pulverize; recant; record; remember; retract; revoke; rub fine; subdue; suppress; take back; withhold
motarbeta cross; hinder; oppose; prevent; sabotage; stem; stop; thwart; upset bother; cause failure; counteract; demoralise; demoralize; discourage; frustrate; hamper; hinder; impede; make it difficult; make it hard; obstruct; oppose; resist; sabotage; stonewall; thwart; withstand
stoppa discourage; dissuade; hold back; obstruct; prevent; restrain; stop bring to a halt; bring to a standstill; darn; delay; deter; fill up; force something to stop; halt; mend; put a stop to; put to a stop; retard; staunch; stem; stop; stopping; stuff; to be stopped
- forbid; foreclose; forestall; keep; preclude
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
avstyra avert; prevent; ward off
förebygga prevent; provide against

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Related Definitions for "prevent":

  1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state1
    • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible1

Wiktionary Translations for prevent:

prevent
verb
  1. to keep from happening

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
prevent avhålla; hålla borta; hindra abhalten — jemanden an etwas hindern, von etwas fernhalten
prevent hindra hindern — bewirken, dass das Besagte nicht geschieht