prevent
verb (used with object)
to keep from occurring; avert; hinder.
am preventing
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present progressiveof prevent (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I’d rather have a shorter session knowing that I am preventing petty injuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2024
At any rate, I am preventing you from something in the nature of a crime.
From Hard Pressed by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White
You see what I'm doing, Father Beret," said Alice, "I am preventing a great damage to you.
From Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson
“I don’t see how I am preventing you,” said Ralph.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Allen Chapman
If I keep myself by my labour, I am preventing a burden from falling upon my fellows.
From Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies by Sir Leslie Stephen
