Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
crime/fire prevention
(US) an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure = (Brit) prevention is better than cure [=it is better and easier to stop a problem, illness, etc., from happening than to stop or correct it after it has started]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre|ven|tion — «prih VEHN shuhn», noun. 1. the action of preventing; hindering: »the prevention of fire. 2. something that prevents: »The precautions were a prevention against fire … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ven — ven·a·to·ri·al; ven·co·la; ven·da; ven·dace; ven·dage; ven·da·val; ven·det·ta; ven·deuse; ven·di·tion; ven·dor; ven·due; ven·e·na·tion; ven·e·nif·er·ous; ven·e·nous; ven·er·abil·i·ty; ven·er·able·ness; ven·er·ably; ven·er·a·cea; ven·er·ate;… … English syllables
prevention — pre·ven·tion … English syllables
preventional — pre·ven·tion·al … English syllables
prevention — pre|ven|tion [prıˈvenʃən] n [U] when something bad is stopped from happening prevention of ▪ Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents. crime/accident/fire etc prevention ▪ Effective crime prevention must be our main goal … Dictionary of contemporary English
prevention — pre|ven|tion [ prı venʃən ] noun uncount ** the act of preventing something or things that people do in order to prevent something: crime prevention projects prevention of: The study is working toward the prevention of cancer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preventionism — pre·ven·tion·ism … English syllables
preventionist — pre·ven·tion·ist … English syllables
