Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

    to protect a child from danger

    This antivirus package will protect your computer from hackers.

    schützen, beschützen

    защища́тьzaščiščátʹ, защити́тьzaščitítʹ, оберега́тьoberegátʹ

    захища́тиzaxyščáty, захисти́тиzaxystýty

  2. To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.

More definitions
  • shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  • use tariffs to favor domestic industry

Examples

1478 sentences

  1. You have to protect your family.

    Ви повинні захищати вашу родину. — brambury

    ruТы должен защитить свою семью. — Tretiz

    deDu musst deine Familie beschützen. — Yorwba

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  2. Tom asked me to protect Mary.

    Том попросив мене захистити Мері. — deniko

    ruТом попросил меня защитить Мэри. — marafon

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  3. Tom is here to protect me.

    Том тут для того, щоб захистити мене. — deniko

    ruТом здесь для того, чтобы защитить меня. — odexed

    deTom ist zu meinem Schutz hier. — raggione

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  4. Tom has to protect his family.

    Том повинен захищати свою родину. — deniko

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  5. Can we protect ourselves or not?

    Ми можемо себе захистити чи ні? — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to keep safe:
Русский
By meaning 1
to keep safe:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to keep safe:

Origin

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past particip

Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegō, prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegō, tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Largely displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).

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Forms

protects, protecting, protected, protected
Base formprotect · to protect
3rd person singularprotects
Present participleprotecting
Past simpleprotected
Past participleprotected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprotect
he, she, itprotects

Past simpleLesson

all personsprotected

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill protect

Synonyms

2 synonyms
shieldB2beshield

Word family

25 related words
Relatedprotectiveprotectionprotector
Derivedcalprotectincardioprotectchemoprotectchondroprotectcryoprotectdeprotectimmunoprotectneuroprotectneuroprotectinoverprotectphotoprotectprotectabilityprotectableprotectantprotecteeprotectibleprotectinradioprotectreprotectseroprotectunderprotectunprotect

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • trying to protect
  • have to protect
  • to protect his
  • amulet would protect
  • supposed to protect
  • wanted to protect
  • need to protect
  • to protect himself
  • protect ourselves
  • to protect our
  • here to protect
  • to protect my

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prostitutionprostrateC2protagonistC1protectionB1protectionistprotectiveB1
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