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safeguard

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈseɪfɡɑːrd/ · UK /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/

Forms: safeguards, safeguarding

safeguard means: Something that protects people or things from harm, loss, or mistakes.

noun

PROTECTIONC1

Something that protects people or things from harm, loss, or mistakes.

  • The lock is an extra safeguard.
  • These rules provide safeguards against fraud.
  • What safeguards protect your personal information?

How to use it: safeguard against something (Regular checks are a safeguard against mistakes.)

Similar words: protection, defense

Common phrases: safeguard against something, important safeguard, legal safeguard

verb

KEEP SAFEC1

To protect someone or something from harm, loss, or damage.

  • We must safeguard these records.
  • The new law safeguards children’s rights.
  • How can we safeguard our savings against inflation?

How to use it: safeguard someone/something against something (The law safeguards workers against unfair treatment.); safeguard someone/something from something (Encryption safeguards your data from theft.)

Similar words: protect, secure

Opposites: endanger

Common phrases: safeguard someone’s rights, safeguard personal information, safeguard against something

Questions about safeguard

What does safeguard mean?

Something that protects people or things from harm, loss, or mistakes.

What is safeguard in other languages?

Türkçe: koruma · Español: salvaguardia · Français: garantie · Deutsch: Schutzmaßnahme · Italiano: salvaguardia · 日本語: 保護措置

How do you pronounce safeguard?

In American English /ˈseɪfɡɑːrd/; in British English /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/.

How do you use safeguard in a sentence?

The lock is an extra safeguard. These rules provide safeguards against fraud.

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