ward

CEFRB1

/wɔːd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person, especially a child, cared for by another.

  2. 02

    noun

    A division of a hospital or city.

Examples

  • How long does it take to go to the Toshima Ward Office?

  • The child was made a ward of the state.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Protection, defence., Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.

  2. Protection, defence., The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To protect against something harmful.

More examples

In context

  • A man muſt thorowly ſound himſelfe, and dive into his heart, and there ſee by what wards or ſprings the motions ſtirre.

  • After the trial, little Robert was declared a ward of the state.

  • On our last visit to Tokyo, we went to Chiyoda ward and visited the Emperor’s palace.

Synonyms

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The young patient was moved to the children's blank for better medical care.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English warde, from Old English weard (“keeper, watchman, guard, guardian, protector; lord, king; possessor”), from Proto-Germanic *warduz (“guard, keeper”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to heed, defend”). Cognate with Dutch waard, German Wart.