to safeguard

Examples

• All

• The presence of a custodian nearby served to safeguard the operation.

  Academic text (1995)

• We need him with us to safeguard Chen's position.

  Fiction book (1999)

• And I was struck by the statement that the military made three or four nights ago, we will safeguard the people of Egypt.

• We don't have enough people to safeguard a place this big.

  Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998)

• There must be improved policing to safeguard holiday-makers on the island.

  Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)

• The school now has a free 5K run in March, with Morris and Warrior police safeguarding the route.

  Blog text (13)

• Your Loyal Mighties honors the animals that work daily with the Houston Police Department to safeguard the city's residents and visitors.

  Blog text (20)

• Nov. 12 Veterans Day Parade, Dallas, Texas. Southwest Airlines is sponsoring and volunteering at the Dallas Veterans Day Parade to celebrate those who safeguard our country.

  Blog text (8)

• The bodyguards will safeguard the celebrity during the event to ensure her safety.

• It is the responsibility of the police to safeguard the citizens at public gatherings.

Synonyms

P

to protect

vsto safeguard

∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

is specifically about accompanying someone to ensure their personal safety while moving

G

to guard

vsto safeguard

418 1.0

To watch and protect a person or place from harm

focuses on moving alongside someone to make them safe rather than static observation

C

to cover

vsto safeguard

352 1.9

To protect someone, for example by guarding them in a game

focuses on personally accompanying and walking with someone for their safety

E

to escort

vsto safeguard

287 4.0

To go with someone to protect or help them

focuses on accompanying specifically to ensure another person's safety rather than courtesy

S

to shield

vsto safeguard

146 2.7

To protect someone or something from harm

involves going with someone to keep them safe rather than only stopping harm

W

to ward

vsto safeguard

43 4.8

To keep someone or something safe from harm

is about accompanying someone to make them safe in person rather than broad protection

S

to stand guard

vsto safeguard

27 3.2

To stay in one place and watch to protect someone or something

involves accompanying and moving with someone to ensure their safety instead of standing still

K

to keep safe

vsto safeguard

9 1.8

To protect people or things from danger

emphasises accompanying someone to ensure their safety while moving

B

to bodyguard

vsto safeguard

3 6.0

To go with and protect an important person from harm

describes moving with a person to ensure their safety rather than naming a role

K

to keep guard

vsto safeguard

2 3.1

To stay and watch to protect people or a place

means moving with someone to ensure their safety rather than staying on watch

S

to stand sentinel

vsto safeguard

• Literature

1 7.0

To watch and guard a place or person

means going with someone to keep them safe rather than watching from one spot

S

to serve as an escort

vsto safeguard

• Formal

4.1

To go with a person like an ambassador to protect or show respect

is used more generally for personal safety rather than formal ceremonial duty

B

to bulwark

vsto safeguard

8.2

To protect someone or something by giving strong support like a wall

is about accompanying a person for safety rather than acting as a structural defence

Antonyms

A

to abandon

773 3.1

Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care

E

to endanger

124 3.7

To put someone or something in danger of harm

How Protective

to shield

146 2.7

to safeguard

5 3.6

to escort

287 4.0

to chaperone

10 5.5

to accompany

219 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology