proteggere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defend verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
- protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
- secure adj Protected from danger, harm, or loss.
- shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.
Senses
proteggere is used for these senses in English:
- defend (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- preserve To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
- protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
- secure To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- shield (ambitransitive) To protect, to defend.
defend — full definition
- verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- verb To speak or argue in support of someone or something being criticised.
- verb To represent an accused person in a legal case.
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.