Protect

1. Meaning

When you protect sb or sth, you do not let the thing or person be hurt or harmed.

2. Parts of speech

Verb: protect

Noun: protector

Adjective: protective

Noun: protection

3. Example sentences

1.Before you enter this section of the hospital, you need to put on protective (adjective) equipment to prevent diseases from spreading.

2.The work of the police force is to protect (verb) citizens against crime.

3.Does this sunscreen give enough protection (noun) against the sun on a hot, bright day like today?

4.A parent is both a care provider and a protector (noun) of his or her child.