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prevened

prevened is the simple past and past participle of prevene.

Meaning of prevene

Verb

prevene (third-person singular simple present prevenes, present participle prevening, simple past and past participle prevened)

  1. (obsolete) To precede (come before) or anticipate.
    • If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 43
  2. (obsolete) To hinder, stall, or prevent.

Questions about prevened

What is prevened the simple past and past participle of?
Prevened is the simple past and past participle of prevene.

Words near prevened in the dictionary

  1. prevenance
  2. prevenances
  3. prevenancy
  4. prevenception
  5. prevene
  6. prevened
  7. prevenes
  8. prevenge
  9. prevenience
  10. preveniences
  11. prevenient

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