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# protect

verb (protect, protects, protected, protecting)

«protect» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To keep someone or something safe from harm, danger or damage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#m1)
2. To guard something so that it is not lost, taken or spoiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#m2)
3. Of a law or rule: to keep people's rights or a place safe by not allowing certain things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons it tells what keeps us from getting hurt: helmets protect heads, sunscreen protects skin, seat belts protect passengers. In science: skin, shells, fur and bones protect bodies; trees protect soil from wind. In stories a hero or parent protects the weak. Phrases: protect from, protect against, protect yourself, protected animals, protected area, protective clothing.

### Examples

- A helmet protects your head if you fall off your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x1)
- Sunscreen protects your skin from the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x2)
- The mother bird protects her chicks from the cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x3)
- A turtle's shell protects its soft body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x4)
- Wear goggles to protect your eyes in the science lab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x5)
- Big brothers sometimes protect their little sisters at the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x6)
- The law protects wild birds, so you must not take their eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x7)
- Gloves protect your hands from the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x8)
- Put the password on to protect your tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x9)
- Besides, Dorothy will need someone to protect her.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/#x10)

### Note

Regular verb: protected, protecting. Usually «protect someone FROM or AGAINST something». The noun is «protection» (uncountable), the adjective «protective». Protecting is not the same as hiding: a coat protects you but you still go out. Not used in maths for numbers.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah compares God to hovering birds guarding Jerusalem. The tradition reads this as God's care for the city, shown at the Passover rescue in Egypt. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons it tells what keeps us from getting hurt: helmets protect heads, sunscreen protects skin, seat belts protect passengers. In science: skin, shells, fur and bones protect bodies; trees protect soil from wind. In stories a hero or parent protects the weak. Phrases: protect from, protect against, protect yourself, protected animals, protected area, protective clothing.

### Examples

- As birds hovering, so will the LORD of hosts protect Jerusalem; He will deliver it as He protecteth it, He will rescue it as He passeth over. (Prophets ISA.31.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/protect/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: protected, protecting. Usually «protect someone FROM or AGAINST something». The noun is «protection» (uncountable), the adjective «protective». Protecting is not the same as hiding: a coat protects you but you still go out. Not used in maths for numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «protect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«protect» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/protect.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «protect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/protect/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«protect» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/protect.html) on Mova free.