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Guarded
/ˈɡɑːdɪd/
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
📖 Definitions of "Guarded"
verb
- 1
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- 2
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
"Guard the prisoner."
- 3
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
"Careful people guard against mistakes."
- 4
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
adjective
- 1
Cautious; restrained.
- 2
Watched over; supervised.
- 3
Not favourable.
"guarded prognosis"
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