keep guard

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Definition

Verb: - To watch over someone or something protectively; to maintain a protective watch. This involves staying alert and vigilant to prevent harm, theft, or unauthorized access.

Usage

This verb is used to describe the action of protecting a person, place, or object by maintaining a watchful presence. It often implies a formal or dedicated duty.

Examples
  • Verb:
    • The soldiers were ordered to keep guard at the gate throughout the night.
    • Our dog keeps guard over the house when we are away.
    • It is his job to keep guard over the valuable artifacts in the museum.
Advanced Usage
  • "to keep guard over": This prepositional phrase specifies what is being protected.
    • Two officers kept guard over the prisoner during transport.
Variants and Related Words
  • Guard (verb): To watch over in order to protect or control.
    • He guards the entrance.
  • Stand guard: A near-identical phrasal verb meaning to be on protective duty.
    • She stood guard while the others rested.
Synonyms
  • Watch over: To observe and protect.
  • Stand sentinel: To keep watch (a more formal/literary synonym).
  • Protect: To keep safe from harm or injury.
Related Phrases
  • Keep watch: A closely related phrase meaning to stay awake and alert, often for danger.
    • You keep watch, and I'll check the map.
Verb
  1. watch over so as to protect
    • We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves
    • The jewels over which they kept guard were stolen

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