guard - English word #815

Translation

A person whose job is to watch and protect a place or person.

Word origin

From the Old French garder, meaning to watch over or keep safe.

Gender

Pluralguards

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"Guard" is the person who watches and protects the place.

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"Guards" is the plural, meaning more than one guard.

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Here "guard" is the person looking after the building.

watch

To look at something for a time to see what it does or what happens.

door

The flat part you open and close to go into or out of a room, building, or car.

stop

To not move or not do something any more, or to make this happen.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

job

The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.

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