Please come along and protect us against muggers as we walk home.
•What will protect my car against thieves?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
against — a|gainst W1S1 [əˈgenst, əˈgeınst US əˈgenst] prep [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: againes against (11 16 centuries), from again] 1.) a) used to say that someone opposes or disagrees with something ▪ Every council member voted against the proposal. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
protect */*/*/ — UK [prəˈtekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms protect : present tense I/you/we/they protect he/she/it protects present participle protecting past tense protected past participle protected 1) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury,… … English dictionary
protect — [[t]prəte̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ protects, protecting, protected 1) VERB To protect someone or something means to prevent them from being harmed or damaged. [V n from/against n] So, what can women do to protect themselves from heart disease?... [V n… … English dictionary
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 — 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
against — [[t]əge̱nst, əge͟ɪnst[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, against is used in phrasal verbs such as come up against , guard against , and hold against .) 1) PREP If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it. She… … English dictionary
protect — pro|tect [ prə tekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to keep someone or something safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss: Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack? Databases are generally protected by copyright. protect something/someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
protect — verb (T) 1 to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: protect sb/sth from sth: Try to protect your skin from the sun. | Kids should be protected from all that violence. | protect sth: laws protecting the rights of disabled… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
protect — pro|tect W2S2 [prəˈtekt] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of protegere, from tegere to cover ] 1.) [I and T] to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness →↑protection, protective ↑protective ▪ Are we doing … Dictionary of contemporary English
protect*/*/*/ — [prəˈtekt] verb [T] to keep someone or something safe Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack?[/ex] The hat will protect his face from the sun.[/ex] The jacket protected him against the cold.[/ex] protector noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
insure against — in ˈsure against [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they insure against he/she/it insures against present participle insuring against past tense insured against … Useful english dictionary
