guard against

verb

To prevent something unpleasant from happening.

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Meanings

verbguard against (third-person singular simple present guards against, present participle guarding against, simple past and past participle guarded against)

present singular third person guards against · participle present guarding against · participle past guarded against · past guarded against

  1. transitiveTo prevent something unpleasant from happening.
Cite this entry
APA

guard against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20against

MLA

“guard against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20against. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guard against,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guard%20against.

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