Getting to and Prevent

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Prevent is an antonym for getting to in topics: encourage, arrive, carry out.

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Getting to is an antonym for prevent.

Improbable Weapon User: To prevent Ron from getting to The Eye frist, Pierre threw both of his shoes at him.

Source: Webcomic / The Eye of Ramalach
In the Daredevil film, the title hero is shown to sleep in a sensory deprivation tank because his Super Senses prevent him getting to sleep.

Source: An Odd Place to Sleep
With the right setup, you can prevent the enemies from ever getting to attack at all, while you slowly grind them down.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Island Blue

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