vahtia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
- sentinel noun A person or animal that stands guard or keeps watch.
- stag noun An adult male deer, especially a mature red deer.
- watch noun A small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
Senses
vahtia is used for these senses in English:
- guard (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- look after (transitive, obsolete) To expect, look forward to. [14th–18th c.]
- monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
- sentinel (transitive) To watch over as a guard.
- stag (transitive) To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
- watch (transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.
guard — full definition
- noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- noun A device or piece of equipment that protects part of the body or a machine from harm.
- noun A cautious or defensive stance, as in "on guard" or "off guard."
- verb To protect someone or something from danger or attack.
monitor — full definition
- noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
- noun A person or device that watches over something to check on its condition or progress.
- verb To watch or check something regularly over time.