prevention is better than cure
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Meaning · English
It is better to stop something bad from happening than to fix it later
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Prevention is better than cure.Phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh.
Tatoeba sentence #264381 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “prevention is better than cure” mean?
It is better to stop something bad from happening than to fix it later
Is “prevention is better than cure” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.