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verb | noun safeguardsafeguard1 /ˈseɪfgɑrd/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEsafeguard |
Present | I, you, we, they | safeguard | | he, she, it | safeguards | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | safeguarded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have safeguarded | | he, she, it | has safeguarded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had safeguarded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will safeguard | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have safeguarded |
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Present | I | am safeguarding | | he, she, it | is safeguarding | | you, we, they | are safeguarding | Past | I, he, she, it | was safeguarding | | you, we, they | were safeguarding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been safeguarding | | he, she, it | has been safeguarding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been safeguarding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be safeguarding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been safeguarding |
► safeguard ... interests Slave owners wanted to safeguard their interests. THESAURUSto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness► protectto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: Are we doing enough to protect the environment? I think his mother is lying to protect him. ► save to protect someone or something that is in danger of being harmed or destroyed: The sign said “Save the whales.” Local people are fighting to save the theater from demolition. ► give/offer/provide protection (against) to protect someone from something harmful: Her light summer clothes offered no protection in the bitter cold. The insurance gives farmers some protection against drought. ► defend to do things in order to protect someone or something from attack or change: If someone tries to hit you, you are allowed to defend yourself. We are fighting to defend our freedom and our way of life. ► preserve to keep something from changing too much, especially a way of living or of doing something: The Navajo Indians want to preserve their traditions. ► safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, health, or safety: The Constitution helps to safeguard the rights of all citizens. ► guard to protect a place, person, or object from being attacked or stolen: The building is guarded by security officers. ► shield to put something in front of something else, in order to protect it from harm or damage: I held up a hand to shield my eyes from the sun. ► shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger: The tree sheltered us from the rain. to protect something from harm or damage SYN guard: Be sure to safeguard your passport at all times. Slave owners wanted to safeguard their interests.safeguard (something) against something Vaccinations safeguard against disease.► see thesaurus at protect verb | noun safeguardsafeguard2 ●○○ noun [countable] something such as a rule, action, etc. that is intended to protect someone or something from possible dangers or problems SYN protection: environmental safeguardssafeguard against a safeguard against loss |