守る — meaning in English
mamoru
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English meaning
- comply verb To act in accordance with a rule, request, or law.
- 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.
- observe verb To watch someone or something carefully.
- protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
Senses
守る is used for these senses in English:
- abide by (transitive) To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law).
- compliable (figurative) Capable of yielding to another, or willing to do so; compliant.
- comply To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- 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.
- incompliable Not compliable; disobedient
- observe (transitive) To take note of and celebrate (a holiday or similar occurrence), to keep; to follow (a type of time or calendar reckoning).
- protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
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.