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• protect */*/*/ — UK [prəˈtekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms protect : present tense I/you/we/they protect he/she/it protects present participle protecting past tense protected past participle protected 1) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury,… …   English dictionary

• protect — [[t]prəte̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ protects, protecting, protected 1) VERB To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged. [V n from/against n] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?... [V n… …   English dictionary

• protect — pro·tect vt 1: to shield from injury or harm protect ing public health and safety 2: to secure or preserve against encroachment, infringement, restriction, or violation: maintain the status or integrity of esp. through legal or constitutional… …   Law dictionary

• someone's last breath — someone’s last/final/breath literary phrase the moment when someone dies She would fight to her last breath to protect her heritage. Thesaurus: death and general words relating to deathsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• someone's final breath — someone’s last/final/breath literary phrase the moment when someone dies She would fight to her last breath to protect her heritage. Thesaurus: death and general words relating to deathsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• protect — Assure the salesperson or trader that interest, buy or sell, will be attended to, given any change in the trading circumstances, as follows: At a price: If the stock trade at a certain price or price range, the trader will show this market to the …   Financial and business terms

• protect — pro|tect [ prə tekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss: Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack? Databases are generally protected by copyright. protect something/someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• protect — pro|tect W2S2 [prəˈtekt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of protegere, from tegere to cover ] 1.) [I and T] to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness →↑protection, protective ↑protective ▪ Are we doing …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• protect — verb (T) 1 to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: protect sb/sth from sth: Try to protect your skin from the sun. | Kids should be protected from all that violence. | protect sth: laws protecting the rights of disabled… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• someone's people — 1) informal someone s parents or their family in general Her people came over from Scotland in the 19th century. Have you met his people? 2) the people who believe in or are loyal to someone such as a religious leader or king He was not a good… …   English dictionary

• protect*/*/*/ — [prəˈtekt] verb [T] to keep someone or something safe Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack?[/ex] The hat will protect his face from the sun.[/ex] The jacket protected him against the cold.[/ex] protector noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English