protect

/prəˈtɛkt/

verbpro · tect

Think: **PRO** = for, **TECT** sounds like **text**—you protect something you’re “for,” like keeping your important text safe.

Yes, it's protect. Remember the ending **-tect** (like **detect**)—it’s **tect**, not **text**.

Definitions

  1. verbto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or danger
  2. verbto guard or shield something so it is not hurt or changed in a bad way

Examples

  • “Wear a helmet to protect your head when you ride a bike.”
  • “The fence helps protect the garden from rabbits.”
  • “Laws can protect people’s rights.”

Synonyms

guarddefendshieldsavesecure

Antonyms

harmendanger

Translations

ES protegerPT protegerFR protéger

Common misspellings

protctprotetprotecttprotextprotecprottectprotektprotecct

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