Meaning

10 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

    Raincoats give protection from rain.

    Schutz

    защи́таzaščíta, охра́наoxrána

    за́хистzáxyst, охоро́наoxoróna, оборо́наoboróna

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of being safe.

    защищённостьzaščiščónnostʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)A means of keeping or remaining safe.

    охра́наoxrána

    охоро́наoxoróna

  4. (countable, uncountable)A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.

    контрацепти́вkontraceptív

  5. (countable, uncountable)Coverage.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

    крышева́ниеkryševánije, кры́шаkrýša

  7. (countable, uncountable)Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.

  8. (countable, uncountable)An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

  9. (countable, euphemistic, rare, uncountable)Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).

  10. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.

More definitions
  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
  • the activity of protecting someone or something
  • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
  • the condition of being protected

Examples

229 sentences

  1. I don't need protection.

    Мені не потрібен захист. — older

    ruМне не нужна защита. — odexed

    deIch brauche keinen Schutz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I don't need your protection.

    Я не потребую вашого захисту. — shanghainese

    ruЯ не нуждаюсь в твоей защите. — marafon

    deIch brauche deinen Schutz nicht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom needs protection.

    Тому потрібний захист. — deniko

    ruТому нужна защита. — marafon

    deTom braucht Schutz. — Zaghawa

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  4. They need protection.

    Вони потребують захисту. — pinaxe

    ruОни нуждаются в защите. — odexed

    deSie brauchen Schutz. — mks

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  5. I need protection.

    Я потребую захисту. — deniko

    ruЯ нуждаюсь в защите. — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
process of keeping something safe:
Русский
By meaning 4
process of keeping something safe:
state of being safe:
contraceptive device:
immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process of keeping something safe:

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”

From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin prōtectiō (“a covering over”), from Latin prōtēctus, perfect passive participle of prōtegere (“to protect, cover in front”). Displaced native Old English ġesċildnes. Equivalent to protect + -ion.

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Forms

plural: protections
Singularprotection
Pluralprotections

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
adult protection
Close in meaning
  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence:tribute
  • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition:trade protection
  • the condition of being protected:shelter
  • kindly endorsement and guidance:auspicesaegis
  • defense against financial failure; financial independence:security
  • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury:protective coveringprotective cover

Word family

71 related words
RelatedprotectB1
Derivedantiprotectionatheroprotectionaxoprotectionbioprotectionbronchoprotectioncardioprotectioncerebroprotectionchemoprotectionchondroprotectionclose protectioncopy protectioncrossprotectioncryoprotectioncyberprotectioncytoprotectiondata protectiondeposit protectiondeprotectionecoprotectionenvironmental protectionexcitoprotectiongastroprotectiongeroprotectionglioprotection

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prostrateC2protagonistC1protectB1protectionistprotectiveB1

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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