guard

CEFRA2

/ɡɑːd/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To protect someone or something from danger or attack.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person who protects a place or people.

Examples

  • It caught me off guard; I didn't know what to do.

  • The machine comes with a plastic guard over the blade to protect the operator.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A garda; a police officer.

  2. A squad responsible for protecting something.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.

More examples

In context

  • Guard against the danger of fire.

  • The president inspected the guard of honour.

  • The prison guard unlocked the door of the cell. After completing the repairs, he replaced the sump guard.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian, warden, keeper”) (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder. Doublet of garda, which is from Irish.