guarded
/ˈɡɑːdɪd/
Dictionary
verb
- To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
"Guard the prisoner."
- To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
"Careful people guard against mistakes."
- To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- To fasten by binding; to gird.
adjective
- Cautious; restrained.
- Watched over; supervised.
- Not favourable.
"guarded prognosis"
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