No. 897 in Spanish

prevenir

To prevent.

In a sentence

Deberíamos prevenir los accidentes tomando las medidas adecuadas.
We should prevent accidents by taking the appropriate measures.
Here, 'prevenir' is used to express the action of stopping something undesirable from happening by taking actions beforehand.
La campaña escolar busca prevenir el acoso entre los estudiantes.
The school campaign aims to prevent bullying among students.
In this case, 'prevenir' is used to signify the implementation of proactive steps to avoid an issue.
Se necesita una vacuna para prevenir la propagación del virus.
A vaccine is needed to prevent the spread of the virus.
This usage of 'prevenir' involves taking a biomedical approach to halt the transmission of a disease.

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