ward
To keep in safety, to watch over, to guardTo keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
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» Tom is my ward.
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5 senses(transitive)To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
охраня́тьoxranjátʹ, сторожитьstorožitʹ
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
(transitive)To defend, to protect.
защища́тьzaščiščátʹ
(transitive)To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
отража́тьotražátʹ
(intransitive)To be vigilant; to keep guard.
быть начекуbytʹ načeku
(intransitive)To act on the defensive with a weapon.
Examples
78 sentencesTom is my ward.
Tom is in the psych ward.
Please be quiet within the ward.
Daniel was transferred into the best ward.
Karl was assigned to the Alzheimer's ward.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English warden, from Old English weardian (“to watch, guard, keep, protect, prFrom Middle English warden, from Old English weardian (“to watch, guard, keep, protect, preserve; hold, possess, occupy, inhabit; rule, govern”), from Proto-West Germanic *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardōną, *wardāną (“to guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Doublet of guard.
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Forms
wards, warding, warded, wardedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary 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.