safeguard
To protect, to keep safeTo protect, to keep safe.
» Many safeguards have been put in place to prevent abuse.
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3 sensesTo protect, to keep safe.
She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
absichern, schützen
запобі́гтиzapobíhty, запобіга́тиzapobiháty, гарантува́тиharantuváty
make safe
(Ireland, UK, broadly)To implement safeguarding.
To escort safely.
escort safely
Examples
14 sentencesMany safeguards have been put in place to prevent abuse.
They have improved safeguards and they are now better prepared than before.
We have safeguards in place.
I aim to safeguard my heart.
Legal age laws exist to safeguard minors.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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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
safeguards, safeguarding, safeguarded, safeguarded| Base form | safeguard · to safeguard |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | safeguards |
| Present participle | safeguarding |
| Past simple | safeguarded |
| Past participle | safeguarded |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle