preventable

preventable

English

Etymology

prevent +‎ -able

Adjective

preventable (comparative more preventable, superlative most preventable)

1. Capable of being prevented.

Synonyms

• preventible

Translations

capable of being prevented

Bengali: নিবার্য (nibarjô) Chinese: Mandarin: 可預防的, 可預防的 (kě yùfáng de), 可防止的 (kě fángzhǐ de), 可避免的 (kě bìmiǎn de) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: estettävissä

French: évitable (fr), parable (fr) Hungarian: megakadályozható, megelőzhető, elkerülhető, elhárítható Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Noun

preventable (plural preventables)

1. Something that can be prevented.
   • 2011, Leonard J. Marcus, ‎Barry C. Dorn, ‎Eric J. McNulty, Renegotiating Health Care: Resolving Conflict to Build Collaboration

     Nonetheless, we should all like to see fewer of these preventables in our ER and more of that money going to help keep these people safe and healthy.