Safeguard definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A safeguard is a law, rule, or measure intended to prevent someone or something from being harmed. Many people took second jobs as a safeguard against ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'safeguard'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× safeguard (seɪfgɑːʳd ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensesafeguards ,presentparticiplesafeguarding ,pasttense,pastparticiplesafeguarded 1. verb Tosafeguardsomethingorsomeonemeanstoprotectthemfrombeingharmed,lost,orbadlytreated. [formal]Theywillpressforinternationalactiontosafeguardtheozonelayer.[VERBnoun] Theinterestsofminoritieswillhavetobesafeguardedunderanewconstitution.[VERBnoun] ...newguidelinestosafeguardbillpayersfromfuturepricerises.[VERBnoun+from] Synonyms:protect,guard,defend,save MoreSynonymsofsafeguard 2. countablenoun Asafeguardisalaw,rule,ormeasureintendedtopreventsomeoneorsomethingfrombeingharmed. Manypeopletooksecondjobsasasafeguardagainstunemployment.[+against] Asystemlikeourslacksadequatesafeguardsforcivilliberties. Synonyms:protection,security,defence,guard MoreSynonymsofsafeguard COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof safeguard Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'safeguard' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'safeguard' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'draisine' HindiTranslationof'safeguard' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency safeguardinBritishEnglish (ˈseɪfˌɡɑːd ) noun1. apersonorthingthatensuresprotectionagainstdanger,damage,injury,etc 2. adocumentauthorizingsafe-conduct verb3. (transitive) todefendorprotect CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency safeguardinAmericanEnglish (seɪfˌgɑrd ) noun1.  anypersonorthingthatprotectsorguardsagainstlossorinjury ;specif.,a.  aprecautionorprotectivestipulation b.  apermitorpassallowingsafepassage c. Rare aconvoyorguard d.  asafetydevice,asonmachinery verbtransitive2.  toprotectorguard Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEsaufgarde