prevent from doing

prevent someone from doing something

to keep someone from doing something. You can't prevent me from doing it! We must try to prevent her from going back there.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suniti	-	Indian, Hindi
JustÝNa	-	Czech
Ekaterine	-	Georgian
Tibby	TIB-ee	English
Chloe	KLO-ee (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feline	fe-LEE-nə	Dutch