To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

1a : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard. b : defend sense 1c protect the goal. 2 : to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as. a : to save from contingent financial loss.

1 : the act of protecting : the state of being protected. 2a : one that protects. b : supervision or support of one that is smaller and weaker. c : a contraceptive device (such as a condom)

Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights.

Options. Rating. PROTECT. Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft. Governmental » Economy.

precaution. noun. something done to protect people or things against possible harm or trouble.

The word protect came into English by way of the Latin verb protegere, a combination of pro- meaning “in front,” and tegere, meaning “to cover.” When you protect something, in a way you’re covering it or shielding it from harm.

adjective. That cannot be protected; not protectable.

Frequently Asked Questions About protect Some common synonyms of protect are defend, guard, safeguard, and shield.

Opposite of the act of protecting. attack. assault. bashing.

As verbs the difference between protect and save is that protect is to keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to while save is to help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.

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noun, plural safe·ties. the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss. a contrivance or device to prevent injury or avert danger. Also called lock, safety catch, safety lock.

Definition of reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; “We managed to reserve a table at Maxim’s” hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; “they held back their applause in anticipation”

Refuse, also called municipal solid waste, nonhazardous solid waste that requires collection and transport to a processing or disposal site. Refuse includes garbage and rubbish. Trash, especially electronic waste, may require special collection and handling.

English verb conjugation TO PROTECT Regular verb: protect – protected – protected.

In other languages. protect. British English: protect /prəˈtɛkt/ VERB. To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged. American English: protect /prəˈtɛkt/

part of speech: transitive verb. inflections: protects, protecting, protected.

The past tense of protect is protected. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of protect is protects. The present participle of protect is protecting.

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protect ​Definitions and Synonyms ​‌‌‌

noun. the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm. a thing, person, or group that protects: This vaccine is a protection against disease.

Word family (noun) protection protector protectionism protectionist protectiveness protectorate (adjective) protected ≠ unprotected protective protectionist (verb) protect (adverb) protectively.

life. (uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.