protest
verb/prəˈtest/
/prəˈtest/, /ˈprəʊtest/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they protest | /prəˈtest/ /prəˈtest/, /ˈprəʊtest/ |
| he / she / it protests | /prəˈtests/ /prəˈtests/, /ˈprəʊtests/ |
| past simple protested | /prəˈtestɪd/ /prəˈtestɪd/, /ˈprəʊtestɪd/ |
| past participle protested | /prəˈtestɪd/ /prəˈtestɪd/, /ˈprəʊtestɪd/ |
| -ing form protesting | /prəˈtestɪŋ/ /prəˈtestɪŋ/, /ˈprəʊtestɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it is bad, especially publicly
- There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.
- They were taken away protesting loudly.
- protest about/against/at something Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
- The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
- Tenants have been protesting about conditions in their block of flats.
- protest something (North American English) They fully intend to protest the decision.
- In college she protested the war in Vietnam.
Synonyms complaincomplainprotest ▪ object ▪ grumble ▪ moan ▪ whineThese words all mean to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something.complain to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something:- I’m going to complain to the manager about this.
- Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
- If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
- He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
- They kept grumbling that they were cold.
- What are you moaning about now?
- Stop whining!
- ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan/whine about something
- to complain/protest/grumble/moan at something
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine to somebody
- to complain/protest/object/grumble/moan/whine that…
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1, Social issuesb1- Crowds gathered to protest about the police violence.
- Many people have protested at the cuts in state benefits.
- Many people protested over the tax increase.
- When he tried to protest, she insisted.
- the right to protest peacefully
- They were exercising their lawful right to protest.
- We have protested to the government.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- vehemently
- vigorously
- …
- begin to
- try to
- gather to
- …
- about
- over
- against
- …
- the freedom to protest
- the right to protest
- [transitive] to state clearly that something is true, especially when you have been accused of something or when other people do not believe you
- protest something She has always protested her innocence.
- protest that… He protested that the journey was too far by car.
- She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.
- + speech ‘That's not what you said earlier!’ Jane protested.
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
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