Plural of prevention
regular plural
The plural of prevention is preventions.
Forms of prevention
| Singular | prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | preventions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Preventions in a sentence
- Whatever cures are known, and preventions that are practiced now, could have been common knowledge centuries ago.1933, David Marshall Brooks, The Necessity of Atheism
Meaning of prevention
- noun The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
- noun Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
- noun The act of going, or state of being, before.
Questions about the plural of prevention
- What is the plural of prevention?
- The plural of prevention is preventions.
- Is prevention countable?
- Prevention is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: prevention (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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