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protect — English verb · Kenne

verb#926 by frequency

protect

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to

he/she/it: protects
past: protected
past participle: protected

Meanings

1
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to
- Don't worry. I'll protect you.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- I can't protect you here.
  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flightrare

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