Protect definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

protect in American English · 1. to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger · 2. Economics. to ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'protect'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× protect (prətekt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseprotects ,presentparticipleprotecting ,pasttense,pastparticipleprotected 1. verb Toprotectsomeoneorsomethingmeanstopreventthemfrombeingharmedordamaged. So,whatcanwomendotoprotectthemselvesfromheartdisease?[Vn+from/against] Alongthinwoolcoatandapurpleheadscarfprotectedheragainstthewind.[Vnfrom/againstn] Thegovernmentiscommittedtoprotectingtheinterestsoftenants.[VERBnoun] 2. verb Ifaninsurancepolicyprotectsyouagainstaneventsuchasdeath,injury,fire,ortheft,theinsurancecompanywillgiveyouoryourfamilymoneyifthateventhappens. Manymanufacturershavepoliciestoprotectthemselvesagainstblackmailers.[VERBnoun+against] [AlsoV+against] MoreSynonymsofprotect COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof protect Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'protect' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'protect' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'spickandspan' HindiTranslationof'protect' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency protectinBritishEnglish (prəˈtɛkt ) verb(transitive)1. todefendfromtrouble,harm,attack,etc 2. economics toassist(domesticindustries)bytheimpositionofprotectivetariffsonimports 3. business toprovidefundsinadvancetoguaranteepaymentof(anote,draft,etc) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC16:fromLatinprōtegeretocoverbefore,frompro-1+tegeretocover WordFrequency protectinAmericanEnglish (prəˈtɛkt ;proʊˈtɛkt ) verbtransitive1.  toshieldfrominjury,danger,orloss;guard;defend 2. Business tosetasidefundstowardthepaymentof(anote,draft,etc.)atmaturity 3. Economics toguard(domesticindustry)asbytariffsonimportedproducts Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsprotectable(proˈtectable) adjective Wordorigin