Protect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

use tariffs to favor domestic industry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹətˈɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹətˈɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹətˈɛkt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹətˈɛkt/.

Examples

Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain

Parts of Speech

verb	shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage “Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain”
verb	use tariffs to favor domestic industry

Word Forms

protective	adjective	intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
protection	noun	a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
protector	noun	a person who cares for persons or property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schützen

Schützen Sie sich vor Gefahren, Verletzungen, Zerstörung oder Beschädigung

🇫🇷French

protéger

protéger contre le danger, les blessures, la destruction ou les dommages

🇪🇸Spanish

proteger

proteger contra peligro, lesión, destrucción o daño

🇮🇹Italian

proteggere

proteggere da pericoli, lesioni, distruzione o danni

🇳🇱Dutch

beschermen

beschermen tegen gevaar, letsel, vernietiging of schade

🇵🇹Portuguese

proteger

proteger contra perigo, ferimentos, destruição ou danos

🇷🇺Russian

защищать

защитить от опасности, травм, разрушения или повреждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रक्षा करना

खतरे, चोट, विनाश, या क्षति से ढाल

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্ষা

বিপদ, আঘাত, ধ্বংস বা ক্ষতি থেকে রক্ষা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதுகாக்க

ஆபத்து, காயம், அழிவு அல்லது சேதத்திலிருந்து கவசம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్షించండి

ప్రమాదం, గాయం, విధ్వంసం లేదా నష్టం నుండి కవచం

🇮🇳Marathi

संरक्षण

धोका, इजा, नाश किंवा नुकसानापासून संरक्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

રક્ષણ

જોખમ, ઈજા, વિનાશ અથવા નુકસાનથી રક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ಷಿಸು

ಅಪಾಯ, ಗಾಯ, ವಿನಾಶ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾನಿಯಿಂದ ಗುರಾಣಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംരക്ഷിക്കുക

അപകടം, പരിക്ക്, നാശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കേടുപാടുകൾ എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്നുള്ള കവചം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਖਿਆ

ਖ਼ਤਰੇ, ਸੱਟ, ਵਿਨਾਸ਼, ਜਾਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਤੋਂ ਢਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

حفاظت

خطرے، چوٹ، تباہی، یا نقصان سے ڈھال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保护

避免危险、伤害、破坏或损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

守る

危険、怪我、破壊、損傷から守る

🇰🇷Korean

보호하다

위험, 부상, 파괴 또는 손상으로부터 보호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo vệ

che chắn khỏi nguy hiểm, thương tích, phá hủy hoặc thiệt hại

🇹🇭Thai

ปกป้อง

ป้องกันอันตราย การบาดเจ็บ การถูกทำลาย หรือความเสียหาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melindungi

melindungi dari bahaya, cedera, kehancuran, atau kerusakan

🇵🇭Filipino

protektahan

kalasag mula sa panganib, pinsala, pagkasira, o pinsala

🇲🇾Malay

melindungi

melindungi daripada bahaya, kecederaan, kemusnahan atau kerosakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحمي

الحماية من الخطر أو الإصابة أو الدمار أو الضرر

🇮🇷Persian

محافظت کنید

سپر در برابر خطر، جراحت، تخریب یا آسیب

🇹🇷Turkish

korumak

tehlikeden, yaralanmadan, yıkımdan veya hasardan korunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגֵן

מגן מפני סכנה, פציעה, הרס או נזק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'protect'?

The primary meaning of 'protect' is 'shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage'.

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Using 'protect' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'protect' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'protect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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