2 uses
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Definition
to stop (something from happening)
- It doesn't prevent me from realizing the truth.Chapter 17 (12% in)
- Freddy was neither clever, nor subtle, nor beautiful, and what prevented Cecil from saying, any minute, "It would be wrong not to loathe Freddy"?Chapter 9 (75% in)
There are no more uses of "prevent" in A Room With A View.
Typical Usage
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