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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Should investors be protected from financial advisers, or should it be the other way around?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
By September, snow had disappeared even at elevations of 3,500 meters, exposing glacier ice that would normally remain protected beneath a layer of snow.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
That classification is commonly used to shield a variety of federal records from public release, including those containing personnel information, details about ongoing law enforcement operations and matters protected by attorney-client privilege.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
They have rescued kidnapping victims, searched for children recruited by armed groups, and even protected forests from deforestation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
So what protected Marina from being arrested during the Great Terror, if hard work, success, and national glory weren’t enough to keep you from suspicion?
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
