Brugen af "Prevent"

Prevent efterfølges ofte af et besiddende tillægsord + gerundium eller af et genstandsled + from + gerundium. Prevent kan også blive direkte efterfulgt af gerundium, når grundled kan udelades, og det kan blive efterfulgt af et navneord.

Eksempler
  • You can't prevent my leaving.
  • You can't prevent me from leaving.
  • I want to prevent his getting sick.
  • I want to prevent him from getting sick.
  • This campaign is designed to prevent drowning.
  • Preventing stealing is our main goal this year.
  • We are working to prevent forest fires.
  • This vaccine will prevent malaria.