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Prevent vs avoid
Prevent
Prevent means stop. Preventing something means stopping it, often before it has happened. You can prevent something, prevent something happening, or prevent someone from doing something.
- The arrival of the police prevented crime.
- His hand prevented the cup falling.
- Losing my passport prevented me from flying.
Avoid
Avoid means miss. If you avoid something you miss it, or try to make it miss you. You can avoid something or avoid something happening.
- I avoided the slap easily.
- I avoided being discovered by hiding.
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