Guard Definition
- Not alert; unprepared.
- Alert and watchful; cautious.
- To keep watch.
- To act as a sentinel.
- Not alert; unprepared.
- Alert and watchful; cautious.
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Origin of Guard
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For verb: From early Middle French or late Old French (circa 14th cent) guarder (“to keep, ward, guard, save, preserve, etc.”), from Frankish *wardōn (from Proto-Germanic *wardo-), cognate with Old English weardian (from which English to ward). Compare French garder. See also English regard.
From Wiktionary
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For noun: From Middle English garde, from early Middle French or late Old French guarde (“a guardian, warden, keeper”) (whence modern French garde), from the verb guarder.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English garden from Old French garder, guarder of Germanic origin wer-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English garden from Old French garder, guarder of Germanic origin wer-3 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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