0 present participle of prevent
1 to stop something from happening or someone from doing something:
[ + -ing verb ] His disability prevents him (from) driving.
She would go over the accident again and again in her mind, wishing that she could somehow have prevented it.
A block in the pipe was preventing the water from coming through.
The law has done little to prevent racial discrimination and inequality.
These molecules, which are described in detail below, often exhibit differing functions in multiple developmental contexts, so preventing functional generalizations.
Designing randomised controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: a consensus report.
I would like to suggest that the factor responsible for preventing this development is the iconicity of these signs.
