Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To act as bodyguard for (someone).

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To protect (someone or something).

Examples

129 sentences

  1. Why do you think you need a bodyguard?

    Навіщо, на твою думку, тобі потрібен охоронець? — deniko

    deWarum meinst du, dass du einen Leibwächter brauchst? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. How do you know you don't need a bodyguard?

    Звідки ти знаєш, що тобі не потрібний особистий охоронець? — deniko

    ruОткуда ты знаешь, что тебе не нужен телохранитель? — odexed

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  3. Tom has a personal bodyguard.

    Том має особистого охоронця. — deniko

    ruУ Тома есть личный телохранитель. — odexed

    deTom hat einen persönlichen Leibwächter. — Kuraimegami

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  4. I want to be a bodyguard.

    ruЯ хочу быть телохранителем. — odexed

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  5. Why does Tom need a bodyguard?

    ruЗачем Тому телохранитель? — Selena777

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Origin

From body + guard.

From body + guard.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

bodyguards, bodyguarding, bodyguarded, bodyguarded
Base formbodyguard · to bodyguard
3rd person singularbodyguards
Present participlebodyguarding
Past simplebodyguarded
Past participlebodyguarded

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybodyguard
he, she, itbodyguards

Past simpleLesson

all personsbodyguarded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bodyguarded
he, she, ithas bodyguarded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bodyguard

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • needed a bodyguard
  • hire a bodyguard
  • three bodyguards

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bodyA1bodybuilderbodybuildingbogbogey

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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