"protected" meaning in English

See protected in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prəˈtɛktɪd/ Audio: en-us-protected.ogg [US] Forms: protected [positive], more protected [comparative], most protected [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is protected, it is kept from danger or harm; it is defended.
    Sense id: simple-protected-en-adj-~UygmFd6

Verb

IPA: /prəˈtɛktɪd/ Audio: en-us-protected.ogg [US] Forms: protect [canonical], protects [third-person, singular], protected [past], protected [past, participle], protecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|protect}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of protect.
    Sense id: simple-protected-en-verb-rkd5if47
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