(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If you ~ someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.
Large numbers of police were in the square to ~ any demonstrations.
= stop
VERB: V n
(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
If you ~ someone, you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it.
Large numbers of police were in the square to ~ any demonstrations.
= stop
VERB: V n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012