safeguard

English

Etymology

From safe + guard

Pronunciation

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Noun

safeguard (plural safeguards)

1. something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense

   Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.

2. a safe-conduct, especially in time of war

Translations

something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense

Danish: beskyttelse (da) c., værn (da) n. Finnish: suoja (fi) Georgian: დაცვა (ka) (dac'va), დამცველი (ka) (damc'veli)

Russian: гарантия (ru) (garántija) f.

a safe-conduct, especially in time of war

Finnish: kulkulupa (fi)

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Spanish: salvaguarda (es) f.

Verb

safeguard (third-person singular simple present safeguards, present participle safeguarding, simple past and past participle safeguarded)

1. to protect, to keep safe

   She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.

2. to escort safely

Translations

to protect, to keep safe

Danish: beskytte (da), sikre (da) Finnish: turvata (fi), suojata (fi)

Georgian: დაცვა (ka) Romanian: salvgarda (ro)

to escort safely

Finnish: suojata (fi)

to be checked

• Spanish: resguardar