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Definition of
guard against phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
guard against
phrasal verb
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guard against something
to take care to prevent something or to protect yourself from something
to guard against accidents/disease
See
guard against
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Nearby words
guard
noun
guard
verb
guard against
phrasal verb
guard dog
noun
guarded
adjective
halfway
adverb
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