prevenir

See also: prévenir

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praevenīre (anticipate).

Pronunciation

Verb

prevenir (first-person singular present previnc, first-person singular preterite previnguí, past participle previngut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to warn
  2. to anticipate
  3. to prevent

Conjugation

Further reading

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

Pronunciation

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Verb

prevenir

  1. to warn
  2. to forestall, to prevent

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.veˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.veˈni(h)], /pɾe.viˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.viˈni(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /pɾe.veˈni(ɾ)/, /pɾe.viˈni(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /pɾe.veˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.veˈni(χ)], /pɾe.viˈni(ʁ)/ [pɾe.viˈni(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾe.veˈni(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.vɨˈniɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.bɨˈniɾ/ [pɾɨ.βɨˈniɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾɨ.vɨˈni.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: pre‧ve‧nir

Verb

prevenir (first-person singular present previno, third-person singular present previne, first-person singular preterite preveni, past participle prevenido)

  1. to prevent
    Synonym: evitar
  2. to warn
    Synonym: avisar
  3. to prepare
    Synonym: preparar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeveniō (anticipate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾebeˈniɾ/ [pɾe.β̞eˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pre‧ve‧nir

Verb

prevenir (first-person singular present prevengo, first-person singular preterite previne, past participle prevenido)

  1. to prevent, to forestall, to preempt, to ward off, to stave off
  2. to avert (e.g. a disease, an accident, a disaster, danger)
  3. to forewarn, warn
  4. to anticipate
  5. (Mexico) to prepare

Conjugation

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Further reading

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