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guarded against

guarded against is the simple past and past participle of guard against.

Meaning of guard against

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To prevent something unpleasant from happening.

Questions about guarded against

What is guarded against the simple past and past participle of?
Guarded against is the simple past and past participle of guard against.

Words near guarded against in the dictionary

  1. guardband
  2. guardbands
  3. Guardbridge
  4. guarde
  5. guarded
  6. guarded against
  7. guarded one's tongue
  8. guarded rights
  9. guardedly
  10. guardedness
  11. guardednesses

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