| 1H4 IV.iv.35 | [Archbishop to Sir Michael] to prevent the worst, Sir Michael, speed |
| JC II.i.28 | [Brutus alone, of Caesar becoming too ambitious] Then, lest he may, prevent |
| KL I.i.45 | [Lear to Cornwall and Albany, of his arrangements] that future strife / May be prevented now |
| MW II.i.110 | [Pistol to Ford] Prevent. |
| MW II.ii.294 | [Ford alone, of Falstaff meeting his wife] Eleven o'clock the hour. I will prevent this, |
| R2 III.ii.179 | [Bishop of Carlisle to King Richard] wise men ... presently prevent the ways to wail |
| Sonn.100.14 | [] Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life; / So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife |
| TG II.vii.40 | [Julia to Lucetta] I would prevent / The loose encounters of lascivious men |
| TS V.ii.49 | [Petruchio to all, of Bianca] She hath prevented me |