"protect" meaning in All languages combined

See protect on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /prəˈtɛkt/ Audio: en-us-protect.ogg [US] Forms: protect [canonical], protects [third-person, singular], protected [past], protected [past, participle], protecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you protect something or someone, you keep it safe; you stop it from being harmed. Synonyms: defend, guard, prevent
    Sense id: simple-protect-en-verb-0Ni5Ok2o
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