deter
verb (used with object)
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding.
has deterred
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present perfectof deter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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U.K. steelmakers face structural disadvantages from global overcapacity, fierce price competition and high energy costs, while uncertainty over ownership has deterred investment and modernization, Sawicz says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
None of this has deterred the 60 to 70 young volunteers at Teen Line, who commit to 65 hours of initial training and a minimum of two five-hour shifts per month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
None of that has deterred Suarez, who announced his campaign this past week by talking up his experience leading the city of about 450,000 residents.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Japanese scientists, including some receiving and administering the grants, worry it will not address a dearth of stable research jobs, which has deterred young scientists from entering key research fields.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 9, 2023
They have been traduced, reviled, persecuted, but nothing has deterred them from advocating the rights of humanity.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
