protect
verb (used with object)
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
protected
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past participleof protect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof protect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
protectverb (used with object)to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
Example Sentences
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A slight jab and a vaguely sore arm later, I’m now halfway to being significantly more protected against a shingles outbreak than I was before.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
This cut off and protected the ridge’s southern tip.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Green, dropped on 10, survived to lunch but at one stage he was being protected from Harmer's spin by number eight Mitchell Starc.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Readers shared their thoughts about how other food sources or farm crops could be better protected through technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Angela considered telling Monique that if Sky Trails had banned crash from their employees’ vocabulary, that maybe passengers should be protected from hearing pilot error as well.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
