sprijeiti
Sprijeiti is a verb used in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian with the meaning to prevent, avert, or hinder something from occurring. It is a transitive verb and, when used, requires a direct object indicating what is prevented (for example, a disease, damage, or unwanted event). The action is typically framed as proactive or preventative rather than merely delaying something.
In standard orthography, the infinitive is spriječiti. Sprijeiti exists as a variant spelling found in some
- Spriječiti is used for deliberate measures that stop a particular outcome from happening, often in contexts
- The verb is perfective, signaling a completed preventive action. It is commonly used with measures, procedures,
- It can be combined with nouns representing risks or threats: “spriječiti katastrofu,” “spriječiti gubitak.”
- As a perfective, spriječiti forms tenses and aspects through standard Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian conjugation patterns for -iti verbs.
See also: spriječiti, prevention, risk management.
Note: While sprijeiti appears in some texts, the normative form in standard language is spriječiti.