All 4 Uses
prevent
in
I Am the Cheese
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- But something kept him awake, prevented him from sleeping.†
Chpt 2prevented = stopped (something from happening)
- Mud kicks at my legs because the front tire has no fender, nothing to prevent the mud from splashing.†
Chpt 11 *prevent = stop (something from happening)
- The package is for my father and nobody, nobody is going to take it away from me or prevent me from bringing it to him.†
Chpt 14
- Adam's shyness had always prevented him from making easy friendships.†
Chpt 22prevented = stopped (something from happening)
Definitions:
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(1)
(prevent) to stop (something from happening)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)