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
Alexandrina	[.æligza:n'dri:nə]
Kirstie	-	Scottish
Erma	['ɜ:mə]
Naida	-	Croatian
Tatton	TAT-ən	English (Rare)
Felicidade	-	Portuguese