All 5 Uses of
prevent
in
Childhood's End
- Or if' a steady musical note, loud enough to drown all other sounds and to prevent sleep, filled his brain night and day?†
Chpt 6 *prevent = stop (something from happening)
- They were prevented from escaping by the table's slightly raised rim, and George found it quite impossible to imagine their purpose.†
Chpt 8prevented = stopped (something from happening)
- The mild alcoholic fog prevented any profound analysis of what had happened, and even the actual facts were already slightly blurred.†
Chpt 9
- Jan grabbed the plan to prevent it rolling up.†
Chpt 12prevent = stop (something from happening)
- As the years passed, the longing to see another human being might rise and overwhelm him, but for the present, the company of the Overlords prevented him from feeling utterly alone.†
Chpt 23prevented = stopped (something from happening)
Definition:
to stop (something from happening)