how to pronounce protect

/pɹəˈtɛkt/

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protect is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of protect in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… them in order to protect ourselves and …”

meaning of protect

Protect means to defend or shield from danger or harm.

protect frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word protect occurs in english on average 53.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics protect can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that protect can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;