Using JQuery - preventing form from submitting

Question

How do I prevent a form from submitting using jquery?

I tried everything - see 3 different options I tried below, but it all won\'t work:

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Answer 1

// Prevent form submission
$( "form" ).submit(function( event ) {
  event.preventDefault();
});

from here: https://api.jquery.com/submit-selector/ (interesting page on submit types)