safeguard

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈseɪfɡɑː(r)d/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular safeguard

Plural safeguards

1. A safeguard is measure taken to guard or protect someone from something bad.

   Getting a flu shot is a good safeguard against illness.

Verb

Plain form safeguard

Third-person singular safeguards

Past tense safeguarded

Past participle safeguarded

Present participle safeguarding

1. If you safeguard yourself, you take measures to guard or protect yourself from something bad.

   She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.