Meaning

4 senses
  1. Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.

    Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.

    Sicherung, Schutz, Absicherung

    гара́нтияgarántija

    за́хистzáxyst, гара́нтіяharántija, запору́каzaporúka

  2. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.

  3. A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.

    a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

  4. (obsolete)The monitor lizard.

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Many safeguards have been put in place to prevent abuse.

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  2. They have improved safeguards and they are now better prepared than before.

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  3. We have safeguards in place.

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  4. I aim to safeguard my heart.

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  5. Legal age laws exist to safeguard minors.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense:
Русский
By meaning 1
something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense:

Origin

From Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde,

From Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe + guard.

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Forms

plural: safeguards
Singularsafeguard
Pluralsafeguards

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.:precautionguard
  • a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war:safe-conduct

See also

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