"protect" meaning in English

See protect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: protect
  1. προστατεύω, υπερασπίζω, φροντίζω να μην τραυματιστεί κάποιος ή κάτι
    Sense id: el-protect-en-verb-QBsRooNR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: protection, protective, protector, protectionism
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "protection"
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    {
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    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am protecting my health.",
          "translation": "Προστατεύω την υγεία μου."
        },
        {
          "text": "protected members of the family - προστατευμένα/προστατευόμενα μέλη της οικογένειας"
        },
        {
          "text": "Protect yourself from cancer with proper nutrition.",
          "translation": "Προστατευτείτε από τον καρκίνο με σωστή διατροφή."
        },
        {
          "text": "He protected her with his body.",
          "translation": "Την υπεράσπισε με το σώμα του."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: defend και shield"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "προστατεύω, υπερασπίζω, φροντίζω να μην τραυματιστεί κάποιος ή κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-protect-en-verb-QBsRooNR",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protect"
}
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "protection"
    },
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      "word": "protective"
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        {
          "text": "I am protecting my health.",
          "translation": "Προστατεύω την υγεία μου."
        },
        {
          "text": "protected members of the family - προστατευμένα/προστατευόμενα μέλη της οικογένειας"
        },
        {
          "text": "Protect yourself from cancer with proper nutrition.",
          "translation": "Προστατευτείτε από τον καρκίνο με σωστή διατροφή."
        },
        {
          "text": "He protected her with his body.",
          "translation": "Την υπεράσπισε με το σώμα του."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: defend και shield"
        }
      ],
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        "προστατεύω, υπερασπίζω, φροντίζω να μην τραυματιστεί κάποιος ή κάτι"
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        "μεταβατικό και αμετάβατο"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protect"
}

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