Collocations for protect - verb
ADVERB
completely,
fully
adequately, properly, well
A cardboard box would protect the product better.
adequately, properly, well
A cardboard box would protect the product better.
inadequately
carefully
effectively, successfully
jealously (esp. BrE)
a star who jealously protects her right to privacy
carefully
effectively, successfully
jealously (esp. BrE)
a star who jealously protects her right to privacy
VERB + protect
need to
seek to, strive to, try to
act to, fight to
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
seek to, strive to, try to
act to, fight to
Each company is fighting to protect its own commercial interests.
take steps to
We must take steps to protect the region as a manufacturing base.
We must take steps to protect the region as a manufacturing base.
help (to)
serve to
be designed to
serve to
be designed to
PREPOSITION
against
a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun
a cream that helps to protect your skin against the sun
from
The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.
The new measures are designed to protect the public from people like these.
with
Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.
Protect the exposed areas of wood with varnish.
PHRASES
be aimed at protecting sth
constitutionally protected (esp. AmE), federally protected (AmE), legally protected, officially protected, specially protected
a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech
a federally protected game preserve
Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected.
constitutionally protected (esp. AmE), federally protected (AmE), legally protected, officially protected, specially protected
a constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech
a federally protected game preserve
Many of these sites—of immense scientific interest—are not legally protected.
a desire to protect sb/sth,
a need to protect sb/sth,
a need to protect sb/sth
He felt it was his duty to protect the child.
He felt it was his duty to protect the child.
heavily protected,
highly protected
The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected (= with high taxes for imported goods).
The Far Eastern markets are heavily protected (= with high taxes for imported goods).
poorly protected,
well protected
Keep the camera well protected at all times.
Keep the camera well protected at all times.
measures to protect sb/sth
be protected by copyright
Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.
be protected by copyright
Some pieces of music are protected by copyright.
be protected by law,
be protected under law
The equality of women is protected under law.
The equality of women is protected under law.
Protect is used with these nouns as the subject:
amendment, bodyguard, copyright, guard, patent, regulation, shield, vaccine, varnish
amendment, bodyguard, copyright, guard, patent, regulation, shield, vaccine, varnish
Protect is used with these nouns as the object:
anonymity, asset, confidentiality, consumer, convoy, country, countryside, crop, democracy, dignity, diversity, earth, egg, ego, environment, eye, flank, forest, freedom, habitat, health, heritage, homeland, identity, industry, information, institution, integrity, interest, investment, investor, job, kid, land, landscape, liberty, life, livelihood, monument, name, nation, plant, prerogative, privacy, property, public, rear, reputation, resource, right, security, skin, source, stock, territory, turf, wilderness, wildlife, witness, worker
anonymity, asset, confidentiality, consumer, convoy, country, countryside, crop, democracy, dignity, diversity, earth, egg, ego, environment, eye, flank, forest, freedom, habitat, health, heritage, homeland, identity, industry, information, institution, integrity, interest, investment, investor, job, kid, land, landscape, liberty, life, livelihood, monument, name, nation, plant, prerogative, privacy, property, public, rear, reputation, resource, right, security, skin, source, stock, territory, turf, wilderness, wildlife, witness, worker