see|Ward|-ward
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English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-ward.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/w�:d/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Etymology 1
OE. weard, from West Germanic *wardo-, an extension of Germanic stem *wara- "attentive" (English wary, beware), from PIE *wer- "to cover" (also in English weir). Cognate with German Warte �watchtower�; English guard is a parallel form which came via Old French.

Noun
en-noun

1. Protection, defence.

Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
(Scots Law, historic) Land tenure through military service.
## (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.

1. A protected place.

## (archaic) An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
##*1942: Diocletian [...] must certainly have derived some consolation from the grandeur of Aspalaton, the great arcaded wall it turned to the Adriatic, its four separate wards, each town size, and its seventeen watch-towers... � Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 149)
## A section or subdivision of a prison.
## An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
##:On our last visit to Tokyo, we went to Chiyoda ward and visited the Emperor's palace.
## Mormon A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
## A room in a hospital where patients reside.

1. A person under guardianship.

## A minor looked after by a guardian.
##:After the trial, little Robert was declared a ward of the state.
## (obsolete) An underage orphan.

1. An object used for guarding.

## The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
##*1893: With the help of a wire, however, they forced round the key. Even without the lens you will perceive, by the scratches on this ward, where the pressure was applied. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Resident Patient� (Norton 2005, p.628)

Translations
trans-top|action of a watchman

French: garde
German: Wache f
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Spanish: guardia f
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trans-top|guardianship
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German: Vormundschaft
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Spanish: tutela f
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trans-top|fencing term
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trans-top|area of a castle
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trans-top|section of a prison
French: quartier m
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trans-top|administrative subdivision of cities
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French: arrondissement m ?
German: Stadtbezirk m
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Japanese: -� (-�, -ku)
Polish: okr�g m, dzielnica f
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trans-top|Mormonism: subdivision of church
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Czech: sbor
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Russian: бол��ой п�и�од m
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trans-top|hospital room
Chinese: �� (bìngfáng)
Czech: odd�lení n
French: salle f, dispensaire (m), infirmerie (f)
German: Station f
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Japanese: �室(�����, byoushitsu)
Korean: �� (��, byeongdong)
Polish: oddzia� m
Spanish: sala f
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trans-top|minor looked after by a guardian
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Finnish: holhokki, holhottava
French: pupille m/f
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German: Mündel n
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Spanish: pupilo
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trans-top|on a lock or key
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German: Einschnitt m (of key), Aussparung f (of lock)
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Spanish: guarda f
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Etymology 2
Old English weardian, from West Germanic wardojan. Cognate with German warten �look after�.

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.
2. transitive To defend; to protect.
3. transitive To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.
4. intransitive To be vigilant; to keep guard.
5. intransitive To act on the defensive with a weapon.

Synonyms
(to fend off): ward off

Translations
trans-top|To keep in safety; to watch; to guard
Finnish: suojella
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trans-top|To defend; to protect
Finnish: suojella
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trans-top|To fend off; to repel; to turn aside
Finnish: suojella
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trans-top|To be vigilant; to keep guard
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trans-top|To act on the defensive with a weapon
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• 2007-10-07 07:46 - Matthias Buchmeier - /* Translations */ +de

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