preventive (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /prɪˈvɛntɪv/
Definition
Designed or intended to prevent something from happening, especially something undesirable.
Examples
The company has implemented new preventive measures to avoid data breaches.
Regular check-ups are an important part of preventive healthcare.
We need to focus on preventive strategies rather than just reacting to problems.
How to Use preventive
- preventive against (prepositional phrase)
- Serving to guard or protect from something undesirable. — "This vaccine acts as a preventive against the virus."
- preventive of (prepositional phrase)
- Serving to stop something from happening. — "Education is a key preventive of future problems."
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