"stand guard" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stands guard [present, singular, third-person], standing guard [participle, present], stood guard [participle, past], stood guard [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> guard}} stand guard (third-person singular simple present stands guard, present participle standing guard, simple past and past participle stood guard)
  1. To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect. Synonyms: stand watch, keep guard, keep watch Translations (to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect): vartioida (Finnish), olla vahdissa (Finnish), monter la garde (French), őrt áll (Hungarian), posztol (Hungarian), őrködik (Hungarian), fare il palo (Italian), fare la guardia (Italian), stać na straży [imperfective] (Polish), stanąć na straży [perfective] (Polish), trzymać straż [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-stand_guard-en-verb-aNb8OuCw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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      "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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      "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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      "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect",
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