English Explanatory Dictionary

guarded

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of guard
adj
  1. Cautious; restrained.
  2. A good outcome has fair odds of happening but close monitoring is important because odds of deterioration are not low.
  3. Watched over; supervised.
  4. Having a guard, e.g. a crossguard (on a sword), a faceguard (on a helmet), or a hatguard (on a chapeau).

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/ /ˈɡɑːdɪd/ en-us-guarded.ogg En-gb-guarded.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-guarded.wav

Word forms

guarded more guarded most guarded

Derived words

guardedly guardedness guarded rights nonguarded unguarded

Translations

Azerbaijani: ehtiyatlı Bulgarian: предпазлив French: circonspect Māori: hihira Portuguese: circunspecto Spanish: circunspecto Spanish: reservado
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on G Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary