protect
/prəˈtɛkt/
US pronunciation
American sound/prəˈtɛkt/
prəˈtɛkt
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- 2 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
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prə - ˈtɛkt -> protect
Myanmar meaning
(v) ကာကွယ်ပေး
Full entry
၁။ ~ sb/ sth (against/ from sth) ကာကွယ် သည်။ လုံလုံခြုံခြုံထားသည်။ protect the environment ❍ protect young children from harm ❍ Make sure the young plants are protected from frost. ❍ The interests of part-time workers should be protected.
၂။ (ပြည်ပ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှုမှ) အကောက်ခွန်မြှင့်၍ ကာကွယ်ပေးထားသည်။ a heavily protected industry.
၃။ ~ sb/ sth (against sth) (techn ) အာမခံပေးထားသည်။ be protected against loss of income.
❏ protected building n (US )= LISTED BUILDING
More examples
- Databases are generally protected by copyright.
- Are you prepared to protect yourself in case of attack?
- [protect someone/something from something] : The hat only partially protected his face from the sun.
- [protect someone/something against something] : This warm jacket will help to protect you against the cold.
- [protect against] : Many of the homes weren’t protected against flood damage.
Synonyms
defend, guard, keep, look after, care for, save from harm, shield, shelter, safeguard, watch over, assure, brolly, bulwark, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep safe, preserve, ride shotgun for, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, sunshade, support, take under wing, umbrella, watch
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