PREVENTIVE


Meaning of PREVENTIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prɪˈventɪv ]

adj. & n. --adj. serving to prevent, esp. preventing disease, breakdown, etc. (preventive medicine; preventive maintenance). --n. a preventive agent, measure, drug, etc. øpreventive detention the imprisonment of a criminal for corrective training etc. øøpreventively adv.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.