English Dictionary
Definition of “protect”
protect (prəˈtɛkt
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc
- economics to assist (domestic industries) by the imposition of protective tariffs on imports
- business to provide funds in advance to guarantee payment of (a note, draft, etc)
Word Origin
C16: from Latin prōtegere to cover before, from pro-C16: from Latin to cover before, from 1 + to cover + tegere to cover
Synonyms
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keep someone safe
defend,
keep,
support,
save,
guard,
secure,
preserve,
look after,
foster,
shelter,
shield,
care for,
harbour,
safeguard,
watch over,
stick up for,
cover up for
chaperon,
give someone sanctuary take someone under your wing mount or stand guard over
Translations
- British English:
protect
To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged.What can women do to protect themselves?prəˈtɛkt VERB What can women do to protect themselves?
- Spanish:
proteger
v
- French:
protéger
vt
- German:
beschützen
v
- Chinese: 保护 v
- Arabic: يَحْمِي v
- Portuguese: proteger v
- Russian: защищать v
- Croatian: štititi v
- Czech: ochránit v ochraňovat
- Danish: beskytte v
- Dutch: beschermen v
- Finnish: suojella v
- Greek: προστατεύω v
- Italian: proteggere v
- Japanese: 保護する v
- Korean: 보호하다 v
- Norwegian: beskytte v
- Polish: ochronić v chronić
- Brazilian Portuguese: proteger v
- European Spanish:
proteger
v
- Swedish: skydda v
- Thai: ป้องกัน v
- Turkish: korumak v
- Vietnamese: bảo vệ v
Usage examples
Perhaps she was trying to protect him from the wrath of her own father.
Val McDermid, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)Every five years, he has to decide what they may spend on the infrastructure in order to protect the customer.
Country Life (2004)The party also pledged to protect the fundamental principles of the Common Agricultural Policy in the EU enlargement negotiations.
Irish Times (2002)Ten teams will move in tomorrow to kill 80,000 sheep in an effort to protect the same number of cattle yet to be put out to pasture.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Their country had, the guests assured each other, the highly prized Maginot Line to protect them.
Peter FitzSimons, NANCY WAKE (2002)
