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protect
[ pruh-tekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Economics. to guard (the industry or an industry of a nation) from foreign competition by imposing import duties.
- to provide funds for the payment of (a draft, note, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to provide, or be capable of providing, protection:
a floor wax that protects as well as shines.
protect
/ əˈɛ /
verb
- to defend from trouble, harm, attack, etc
- economics to assist (domestic industries) by the imposition of protective tariffs on imports
- commerce to provide funds in advance to guarantee payment of (a note, draft, etc)
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱi· ·ٱa· adjective
- ·ٱi·i·ٲ ·ٱa·i·ٲ noun
- v··ٱ verb (used with object)
- ܲȴ-·ٱĻ adjective
- i··ٱĻ adjective
- un·ٱa· adjective
- ܲp·ٱĻ adjective
- ɱ-·ٱĻ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of protect1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“On its second anniversary, Measure ULA is already producing hundreds of units of affordable housing, protecting tens of thousands of renters and creating thousands of construction jobs,” Donlin said.
The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law, due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.
The government says the law is necessary to protect the monarchy.
Trump says that his global tariffs will boost the US economy and protect jobs - but Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called them a "national crisis" on Friday according to local media.
In sentencing Amanda Fulton to four years the judge said she "failed to protect" P knowing her husband "was quite capable of causing him serious harm".
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