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How to pronounce “prevention”
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Pronunciation guide for prevention
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prevention with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Can we eat to starve cancer?
dietary cancer prevention may be the only practical solution,
- Definition summary
- The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce prevention
Can we eat to starve cancer?

dietary cancer prevention may be the only practical solution,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “prevention”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- (medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
- (obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
- (obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks
- precaution; forethought.
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