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How to pronounce “preventive”
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Pronunciation guide for preventive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of preventive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Dr. Jordan Metzl
And we've thought a lot about preventive wellness
- Definition summary
- Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce preventive
Dr. Jordan Metzl
And we've thought a lot about preventive wellness
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “preventive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
- Carried out to deter military aggression.
- Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
- (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
- [Noun]
- (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
- (dated) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
- A contraceptive, especially a condom.
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