protect
/prəˈtekt/verb
उच्चारण प्रटेक्ट
रक्षा करना, बचाना
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[T] ~ sb/sth (against/from sth)
to keep somebody or something safe from harm, injury or damage
रक्षा करना, बचाना
- A helmet protects your head in an accident.
- The law protects workers from unfair dismissal.
- Sunscreen protects your skin from the sun.
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- The wall protects the village against floods.
- Parents try to protect their children from danger.
- Forest laws protect rare animals from hunters.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
protect sb / sth from / against sth
Protect takes from or against the danger; from is more common for a thing and against for a disease or attack.
'Protect' के बाद खतरे के लिए 'from' या 'against' आता है; वस्तु के लिए 'from' अधिक आम है और रोग या हमले के लिए 'against'।
- Umbrellas protect us from the rain.
- Vaccines protect children against measles.
protect sb / sth + by / with
Use by plus a gerund for the means, and with for the tool or cover used.
साधन के लिए 'by' और gerund तथा प्रयुक्त उपकरण या आवरण के लिए 'with' आता है।
- Farmers protect crops by building fences.
- She protected her phone with a strong cover.
protect oneself / be protected (reflexive and passive)
Protect often has a reflexive or passive form when the person defends themselves or is defended by others.
जब व्यक्ति स्वयं की रक्षा करे या दूसरों द्वारा उसकी रक्षा हो, तब 'protect' का reflexive या passive रूप आता है।
- Women should know how to protect themselves.
- The tiger is protected by law.
protection of / protective (related forms)
The noun protection takes of the thing protected and from or against the danger; protective is the adjective.
Noun 'protection' के साथ रक्षा की जाने वाली वस्तु के लिए 'of' और खतरे के लिए 'from' या 'against' आता है; 'protective' adjective है।
- The protection of forests is everyone's duty.
- He wore protective gloves.
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adverb + protect
fullyadequatelylegallyfiercelyeffectively
- The law fiercely protects children's rights.
protect + noun
rightsintereststhe environmentwildlifeprivacydata
- The Act protects the rights of consumers.
verb + to protect
tryfailhelpbe designedbe used
- Helmets are designed to protect riders.
protect + preposition
fromagainstbywithunder
- Trees protect the soil from erosion.
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- The police protect citizens from crime.
पुलिस नागरिकों को अपराध से बचाती है।
- Sunscreen protects your skin against harmful rays.
सनस्क्रीन आपकी त्वचा को हानिकारक किरणों से बचाती है।
- The old fort is protected by the Archaeological Survey.
पुराना किला भारतीय पुरातत्व सर्वेक्षण द्वारा संरक्षित है।
- A mother will protect her child at any cost.
माँ अपने बच्चे की हर कीमत पर रक्षा करेगी।
- Radhika covered the books to protect them from the monsoon damp.
राधिका ने किताबों को मॉनसून की नमी से बचाने के लिए ढक दिया।
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✗ He protected her to the danger.
✓ He protected her from the danger.
Danger follows protect with from or against, not to.
खतरे के लिए 'protect' के बाद 'from' या 'against' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ The law protects for the poor.
✓ The law protects the poor.
Protect is transitive and takes a direct object without for.
'Protect' सकर्मक क्रिया है और बिना 'for' के सीधे object लेती है।
✗ We should protection the environment.
✓ We should protect the environment.
After should, the base verb protect is needed; protection is a noun.
'Should' के बाद मूल क्रिया 'protect' चाहिए; 'protection' noun है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Protect, defend and guard all mean to keep safe, but they differ in how active the danger is.
Protect, defend और guard सभी का अर्थ सुरक्षित रखना है, पर खतरा कितना सक्रिय है इसमें अंतर है।
To watch over something so no one harms or steals it.
किसी चीज़ पर नज़र रखना ताकि कोई हानि या चोरी न करे।
- Guard the gate.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Protect from or against.
'protect from' या 'protect against' आता है।