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guards against

guards against is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 guards against

What is guards against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Guards against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of guard against.

Words near guards against in the dictionary

  1. guardrailed
  2. guardrails
  3. guardroom
  4. guardrooms
  5. guards
  6. guards against
  7. guards of honor
  8. guards of honour
  9. guards of vambrace
  10. guards one's tongue
  11. guards' vans

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