| 1. to guard
1) to watch, keep watch 2) to guard or watch, have an eye upon: lest he escape 3) to guard a person (or thing) that he may remain safe 1c1. lest he suffer violence, be despoiled, etc. to protect 1c2. to protect one from a person or thing 1c3. to keep from being snatched away, preserve safe and unimpaired 1c4. to guard from being lost or perishing 1c5. to guard one's self from a thing 4) to guard i.e. care for, take care not to violate 1d1. to observe 2. to observe for one's self something to escape 1) to avoid, shun flee from 2) to guard for one's self (i.e. for one's safety's sake) so as not to violate, i.e. to keep, observe (the precepts of the Mosaic law) For Synonyms see entry G5874 |