HOW TO PRONOUNCE
safeguard
/ˈseɪfɡɑɹd/
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What does safeguard mean?
noun
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To protect, to keep safe.
- To implement safeguarding.
- To escort safely.
noun
- (obsolete) The monitor lizard.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈseɪfɡɑɹd/
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In the purity of a soul so pure I found my safeguard--I sinn'd secure, Till my heart to the sin grew harden'd.
This really claims the advisability of verbal prohibition, which is absolutely useless, unless supported by the second class of safeguard, periodic "inspection."
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The operator will take every care to preserve and safeguard sufficient of the standing trees to give the place singularity and character.
There was a door which opened under the steps into the kitchen, protected by an iron grating, intended as a safeguard against burglars.
With their genius for invention why have they not discovered means to safeguard themselves so that they can live longer on this earth?