Question

The phrasal verb stave off means

• A. direct
• B. advise
• C. prevent
• D. delete

Answer 1

Answer:

C. prevent

Stave off means to prevent something undesirable from happening or to delay it.

Example:

• The medicine helped to stave off the illness.
  → The medicine helped to prevent or delay the illness.

Options:

• Direct ❌ → to guide or control

• Advise ❌ → to give suggestions

• Prevent ✅ → to stop something from happening

• Delete ❌ → to remove something