Protect Meaning
/pɹəˈtɛkt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
verbTo book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight.
Sentence Examples
In the days of the knights, they wore shields to protect themselves from sword-fight wounds.
Sunglasses protect our eyes from the sun.
The government should do more to protect the environment.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother bear will fiercely ____ her cubs from any predator that approaches.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government introduced new laws to ____ consumers from misleading advertising practices.
Word Origin & History
Attested in English since 1530, from Latin prōtēctus (“covered, protected”), past participle of prōtegō, prōtegere (“to cover the front, protect”) from prō, prō- (“before, in front of”) + tegō, tegere (“to cover”), see tegument. Displaced native Middle English shelden, from Old English sċildan (“to protect,” literally “to shield”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea."
— 2012 March 26, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mother bear will fiercely ____ her cubs from any predator that approaches.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The government introduced new laws to ____ consumers from misleading advertising practices.