Significado en español

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Guard

🇬🇧 UK /["/ɡɑːd/"]/ 🇺🇸 US /["/ɡɑːrd/"]/

Significado de Guard

a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping

In simple words: To protect or keep safe.

Guard en una frase

• The guard stood at the entrance to the building.
• They hired a guard to protect the museum from thieves.
• He decided to guard his secrets closely from everyone.
• During the game, the coach instructed the team to guard their opponents tightly.
• The security guard checked all bags entering the event.

Cómo usar Guard

Use 'guard' when talking about protecting someone or something. It's appropriate in most contexts, but less common in casual conversations.

Grammar pattern

guard + object

Memory hint

Think of a 'guard' standing tall and strong like a knight defending a castle.

Palabras relacionadas

Collocations with Guard

• armed
• uniformed
• border
• post
• station
• patrol something
• protect something
• escort somebody
• duty
• dog
• close
• 24-hour
• constant
• off (your) guard
• on (your) guard
• under guard
• drop your guard
• keep guard of something
• keep your guard up
• civil
• national
• palace
• change
• call out
• guard of honour/​honor
• civil
• national
• palace
• change
• call out
• guard of honour/​honor
• trigger
• fire
• shin

Synonyms for Guard

• protect
• shield
• watch
• defend
• secure

Opposites of Guard

• abandon
• release
• expose

Common mistakes with Guard

• Confused with 'warden' — a guard protects but a warden manages.
• Using 'guard' without an object — always specify what is being guarded.
• Mixing up 'guard' with 'greet' — they have different meanings.

Preguntas frecuentes sobre Guard

¿Qué significa Guard?

To protect or keep safe.

¿Qué significa Guard en español?

To protect or keep safe.

¿Cuál es la definición de Guard?

a person, such as a soldier, a police officer or a prison officer, who protects a place or people, or prevents prisoners from escaping

¿Cómo se usa Guard en una frase?

The guard stood at the entrance to the building.

¿Puedes dar otro ejemplo de Guard?

They hired a guard to protect the museum from thieves.

¿Cuáles son los sinónimos de Guard?

Algunas alternativas comunes son protect, shield, watch, defend, secure.

¿Cuál es el opuesto de Guard?

Significados opuestos incluyen abandon, release, expose.

¿Qué palabras acompañan a Guard?

Suele combinarse con armed, uniformed, border, post, station, patrol something, protect something, escort somebody, duty, dog, close, 24-hour, constant, off (your) guard, on (your) guard, under guard, drop your guard, keep guard of something, keep your guard up, civil, national, palace, change, call out, guard of honour/​honor, civil, national, palace, change, call out, guard of honour/​honor, trigger, fire, shin.

¿Cuáles son los errores comunes al usar Guard?

Confused with 'warden' — a guard protects but a warden manages. Using 'guard' without an object — always specify what is being guarded. Mixing up 'guard' with 'greet' — they have different meanings.

¿Cómo se pronuncia Guard?

US: /["/ɡɑːrd/"]/, UK: /["/ɡɑːd/"]/. Escucha el audio de arriba para oír la pronunciación nativa.

¿Cuándo debo usar Guard?

Use 'guard' when talking about protecting someone or something. It's appropriate in most contexts, but less common in casual conversations.

¿Qué nivel CEFR tiene Guard?

"Guard" está en el nivel B1 de la escala CEFR.