2 uses
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Definition
to stop (something from happening)
- We try to prevent him.Chapter 11 (39% in)
- It must be all lies and of no account when the culture of a thousand years could not prevent this stream of blood being poured out, these torture-chambers in their hundreds of thousands.Chapter 10 (85% in)
There are no more uses of "prevent" in All Quiet on the Western Front.
Typical Usage
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