protect

protect: verb

ADVERB

▪ completely, fully

▪ adequately, properly, well

▪ A cardboard box would protect the product better.

▪ inadequately

▪ carefully

▪ effectively, successfully

▪ jealously (esp. BrE)

▪ a star who jealously protects her right to privacy

VERB + PROTECT

▪ need to

▪ seek to, strive to, try to

▪ act to, fight to

▪ Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.

▪ take steps to

▪ We must take steps to protect the region as a manufacturing base.

▪ help (to)

▪ serve to

▪ be designed to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

▪ a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun

▪ from

▪ The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.

▪ with

▪ Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.

PHRASES

▪ be aimed at protecting sth

▪ constitutionally protected (esp. AmE), federally protected (AmE), legally protected, officially protected, specially protected

▪ a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech

▪ a federally protected game preserve

▪ Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected.

▪ a desire to protect sb/sth, a need to protect sb/sth, a need to protect sb/sth

▪ He felt it was his duty to protect the child.

▪ heavily protected, highly protected

▪ The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected (= with high taxes for imported goods).

▪ poorly protected, well protected

▪ Keep the camera well protected at all times.

▪ measures to protect sb/sth

▪ be protected by copyright

▪ Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.

▪ be protected by law, be protected under law

▪ The equality of women is protected under law.

Protect is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑amendment, ↑bodyguard, ↑copyright, ↑guard, ↑patent, ↑regulation, ↑shield, ↑vaccine, ↑varnish

Protect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anonymity, ↑asset, ↑confidentiality, ↑consumer, ↑convoy, ↑country, ↑countryside, ↑crop, ↑democracy, ↑dignity, ↑diversity, ↑earth, ↑egg, ↑ego, ↑environment, ↑eye, ↑flank, ↑forest, ↑freedom, ↑habitat, ↑health, ↑heritage, ↑homeland, ↑identity, ↑industry, ↑information, ↑institution, ↑integrity, ↑interest, ↑investment, ↑investor, ↑job, ↑kid, ↑land, ↑landscape, ↑liberty, ↑life, ↑livelihood, ↑monument, ↑name, ↑nation, ↑plant, ↑prerogative, ↑privacy, ↑property, ↑public, ↑rear, ↑reputation, ↑resource, ↑right, ↑security, ↑skin, ↑source, ↑stock, ↑territory, ↑turf, ↑wilderness, ↑wildlife, ↑witness, ↑worker

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Synonyms:

Defend (by a covering), guard, cover, shield, fortify, screen, shelter, house, preserve, secure, save, harbor, countenance, patronize, foster

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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
Protect — Pro*tect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Protecting}.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See {Tegument}.] To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protect — [prə tekt′, prōtekt′] vt. [< L protectus, pp. of protegere, to protect < pro , before + tegere, to cover: see THATCH] 1. to shield from injury, danger, or loss; guard; defend 2. Commerce to set aside funds toward the payment of (a note,… … English World dictionary
Protect Me — may refer to: *A song from James album Seven *Protège Moi, a single by Placebo … Wikipedia
protect — (v.) 1520s, from L. protectus, pp. of protegere (see PROTECTION (Cf. protection)). Related: Protected; protecting … Etymology dictionary
protect — shield, guard, safeguard, *defend Analogous words: *save, preserve, conserve: *ensure, insure, assure: shelter, *harbor … New Dictionary of Synonyms
protect — [v] take care of; guard from harm assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases*, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary*, go to bat for*, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe,… … New thesaurus
protect — ► VERB 1) keep safe from harm or injury. 2) Economics shield (a domestic industry) from competition by imposing import duties on foreign goods. 3) (protected) (of a threatened plant or animal species) safeguarded through legislation against… … English terms 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 — 01. The cat ran up a tree to [protect] itself from the dogs. 02. The children were wearing heavy jackets, hats and wool mittens as [protection] from the severe cold. 03. A turtle s [protective] shell is very useful in keeping it safe from… … Grammatical examples in English

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