All 4 Uses of
prevent
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- There also seemed to be a curious noise all round them, but the noise of their driving and jolting and the dwarf's shouting at the reindeer prevented Edmund from hearing what it was, until suddenly the sledge stuck so fast that it wouldn't go on at all.†
p. 128.9prevented = stopped (something from happening)
- But of course this didn't prevent Edmund from seeing.†
p. 132.2 *prevent = stop (something from happening)
- You may or may not be able to cut her off and prevent her from reaching it.†
p. 160.4
- But when you are dead what will prevent me from killing him as well?†
p. 170.5
Definition:
to stop (something from happening)