| prevention | n pencegahan, mencegah: ~is better than cure, mencegah lebih baik drpd mengubat; one of United Nations’ main objectives is the ~ of war, salah satu objektif utama Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu ialah mencegah berlakunya peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| against | 11. as protection, defence from, utk mencegah: to be inoculated ~ typhoid, disuntik utk mencegah tifoid; a campaign ~ drug abuse, kempen utk mencegah penyalahgunaan dadah; 12. in preparation for, utk (menghadapi): we got in supplies ~ the winter, kami telah mendapatkan bekalan utk musim sejuk; 13. despite, meskipun, walaupun: he succeeded ~ many difficulties, dia berjaya meskipun terdapat kesulitan yg banyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ward | vt; ~ off, mencegah; (a blow) menangkis: by taking vitamin C he hoped to ~ off the cold, dgn memakan vitamin C, dia berharap dapat mencegah demam selesema; he wore a charm to ~ off the evil spirits, dia memakai tangkal utk mencegah gangguan hantu; he raised his arm to ~ off the blow, dia mengangkat lengannya utk menangkis pukulan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precautionary | adjmencegah: ~ measures against AIDS, langkah-langkah mencegah AIDS. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precaution | nlangkah beringat(-ingat); (against fire, infection, etc) langkah mencegah: it would be a wise ~ to boil all drinking water, mendidihkan air minuman ialah langkah beringat-ingat yg bijak; ~ against pregnancy, langkah mencegah kehamilan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prevent | vt 1. stop from happening by taking action, menghalang, mencegah: his quick thinking ~ed a serious accident, kerana dia dapat berfikir dgn cepat, dia dapat menghalang berlakunya kemalangan yg serius; measures have been taken to ~ the spread of the disease, langkah-langkah telah diambil bagi mencegah merebaknya penyakit itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deterrent | adj pencegahan: corporal punishment can be an effective ~ measure, hukuman dera mungkin merupakan langkah pencegahan yg berkesan; ~ weapons, senjata pencegahan; be a ~ to, mencegah: the hydrogen bomb may no longer be a ~ to war, bom hidrogen mungkin tdk lagi mencegah peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thwart | 2. (action) menghalang, mencegah: the enemy were ~ed in their attempt to cross the river, percubaan pihak musuh utk menyeberangi sungai itu telah dihalang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preventive, preventative | adj 1. which stops st occurring, pencegahan, mencegah sst: the army decided to launch a ~ action to counter the threats, pihak tentera memutuskan utk melancarkan gerakan pencegahan utk menghadapi ancaman-ancaman itu; the suspects were placed in ~ custody, orang-orang yg disyaki itu diletakkan di bawah jagaan pencegahan; 2. (med) pencegahan: ~ medicine, kaedah perubatan melalui pencegahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wastage | n pembaziran: ways and means of preventing ~ of manpower, cara-cara utk mencegah pembaziran tenaga manusia; a great ~ of materials, pembaziran bahan-bahan yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |