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prevenes

prevenes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 prevenes

What is prevenes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prevenes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prevene.

Words near prevenes in the dictionary

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

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