ふせ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)
1. to defend against; to protect against
2. to prevent; to avert; to avoid
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to prevent; to take precautions
to prevent infection
Examples (15 in total)
A car was blocking the gateway.
Careful driving prevents accidents.
We must prevent war at any cost.
The refrigerator prevents food from going bad.
We must prevent rapid population growth.
This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
We restrained the boy from breaking the window.
She tried to prevent the rumor from spreading.
Will humanity be able to prevent the degradation of ecosystems?
The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
I stretch before exercising to prevent injury.
To prevent the disease from spreading quickly was not an easy task.
Packaging can actually prevent certain kinds of waste.
To avoid spoiling, fish caught far out at sea are immediately cooled or even frozen.
They confirmed the importance of strengthening global precautions in order to prevent devastating losses.