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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
preventive
/prɪˈvɛntɪv/
adjective
Intended to stop something bad from happening.
- “Preventive care is cheaper than treating illness later.”Toofey
- “Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))