What does protect mean?
Definitions for protect
prəˈtɛktpro·tect
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word protect.
Princeton's WordNet
protectverb
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
"Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
protectverb
use tariffs to favor domestic industry
Wiktionary
protectverb
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
Etymology: Attested in since 1530, from protectus, past participle of protegere from pro- + tegere. More at thatch. Displaced native helien, forhelian (from helian, forhelian, bischilden (from shelde), berwen (from beorgan), mundien (from mundian).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PROTECTverb
To defend; to cover from evil; to shield.
Etymology: protectus, Lat. proteger, Fr.
The king
Had virtuous uncles to protect his grace. William Shakespeare.Leave not the faithful side,
That gave thee being, still shades thee and protects. John Milton.Full in the midst of his own strength he stands,
Stretching his brawny arms and leafy hands,
His shade protects the plains. John Dryden, Virgil.
ChatGPT
protect
To protect means to keep safe from harm, damage, or injury; to prevent someone or something from being affected or harmed by something; or to shield from danger, harm, or destruction. It can refer to physical safety as well as emotional or financial harm.
Webster Dictionary
Protectverb
to cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children
Wikidata
Protect
Protect, or The National Association to Protect Children, is a political organization established in 2002 and dedicated to the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, and neglect. It is a nonprofit, 501 membership association with members in every U.S. state and 10 nations. Protect achieved great success in its first three years, winning legislative victories in eight state legislatures. It advocates a nonpartisan "pro-child, anti-crime" agenda, and works closely with both conservative and liberal constituencies and lawmakers.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Protect
prō-tekt′, v.t. to cover in front: to cover over: to shield from danger: to defend: to shelter.—adv. Protec′tingly.—ns. Protec′tion, act of protecting: state of being protected: preservation: defence: that which protects: guard: refuge: security: a writing guaranteeing against molestation or interference: passport: a fostering of home produce and manufactures by laying taxes on the importation of foreign goods; Protec′tionism, the doctrine of the protectionists; Protec′tionist, one who favours the protection of trade by law.—adj. favouring the economic doctrine of protection.—adj. Protec′tive, affording protection: defensive: sheltering.—n. that which protects.—adv. Protec′tively.—ns. Protec′tiveness; Protec′tor, one who protects from injury or oppression: a guardian: a regent:—fem. Protec′tress, Protec′trix.—adjs. Protec′toral, Protectō′rial, pertaining to a protector or a regent.—n. Protec′torāte, government by a protector: the authority assumed by a superior: relation assumed by a strong nation to a weak one, whereby the latter is protected from hostile or foreign interference.—adj. Protec′torless.—ns. Protec′torship; Protec′tory, an institution for destitute children. [L., pro, in front, tegĕre, tectum, to cover.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'protect' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2042
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'protect' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2389
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'protect' in Verbs Frequency: #254
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of protect in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of protect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of protect in a Sentence
I think if Australia really wants to protect its tax base, we really need to think about something like a Google Tax or this kind of unilateral action.
The best way to protect me from your hate, is not to create it.
We know that multiple layers of defense that protect our island, along with the rest of our partners and our allies in the region, we have confidence in them.
Aerial Recovery COO Jeremy Locke:
They're all banding together and willing to give up anything to protect their country. And in their country, those are their children.
If 100 of us become soldiers and are prepared to kill 2 million( Indian Muslims), then we will win... protect India, and make it a Hindu nation.
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- حمىArabic
- qorumaqAzerbaijani
- protegirCatalan, Valencian
- chránitCzech
- amddiffynWelsh
- beskytteDanish
- schützenGerman
- προστατεύωGreek
- protektiEsperanto
- protegerSpanish
- kaitsmaEstonian
- پاییدن, پاسبانی کردنPersian
- suojella, suojataFinnish
- protégerFrench
- caomhnaigh, cosainIrish
- dìonScottish Gaelic
- protexerGalician
- הגןHebrew
- रक्षा करनाHindi
- pwotejeHaitian Creole
- védHungarian
- պաշտպանելArmenian
- protektarIdo
- hlífaIcelandic
- proteggereItalian
- 守る, 保護Japanese
- დაცვაGeorgian
- 보호하다Korean
- parastin, پاراستنKurdish
- protego, protegendum, defendoLatin
- saugoti, apsaugotiLithuanian
- saudzētLatvian
- രക്ഷിയ്ക്കുകMalayalam
- сэргийлэхMongolian
- beveiligen, beschermenDutch
- dekke, verne, gardere, beskytte, sikreNorwegian
- bichʼą́ą́h naagháNavajo, Navaho
- protegirOccitan
- chronićPolish
- protegerPortuguese
- ocrotiRomanian
- защитить, защищать, оберегать, беречьRussian
- zaštititiSerbo-Croatian
- mbrojturAlbanian
- skyddaSwedish
- kukingaSwahili
- సంరక్షించుTelugu
- คุ้มครอง, ป้องกันThai
- korumakTurkish
- захиститиUkrainian
- bảo vệVietnamese
- 保护Chinese
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