"prevent" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- A player running who shall prevent an adversary from catching or getting the ball before making his base, is a hand out.
- She swore it would prevent us from catching cold in China.
- Care is taken to prevent the cloth from catching fire, as the hide can be burned in seconds.
- To cover is attempt to prevent a receiver from catching a pass.
- At the same time, they must try to prevent the other tribe from catching their balls.
- You may need to add a little water to prevent it from catching.
- That is rarely enough to prevent him from catching it.
- They also prevent loose clothing from catching the bow string.
- He'd had to come down hard to prevent her from catching the shuttle and arriving on his doorstep.
- When not in use, the hook would swivel down against the side of the car to prevent it from catching obstacles.
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