protest

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protest is part of the Basic English 850.

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verb

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noun

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Plain form protest

Third-person singular protests

Past tense protested

Past participle protested

Gerund-participle protesting

1. Someone protests something when they say loudly or strongly that the thing is bad.

   The people walked in the street holding signs to protest the war.

   That's mine. I protest your taking it away.

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Singular protest

Plural protests

1. The action of protesting something.

   There will be a protest in the street tomorrow.