Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to safeguard
Participle: safeguarded
Gerund: safeguarding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | safeguard |
| you | safeguard |
| he;she;it | safeguards |
| we | safeguard |
| you | safeguard |
| they | safeguard |
Perfect
| I | have safeguarded |
| you | have safeguarded |
| he;she;it | has safeguarded |
| we | have safeguarded |
| you | have safeguarded |
| they | have safeguarded |
Past
| I | safeguarded |
| you | safeguarded |
| he;she;it | safeguarded |
| we | safeguarded |
| you | safeguarded |
| they | safeguarded |
Pluperfect
| I | had safeguarded |
| you | had safeguarded |
| he;she;it | had safeguarded |
| we | had safeguarded |
| you | had safeguarded |
| they | had safeguarded |
Future
| I | will safeguard |
| you | will safeguard |
| he;she;it | will safeguard |
| we | will safeguard |
| you | will safeguard |
| they | will safeguard |
Future Perfect
| I | will have safeguarded |
| you | will have safeguarded |
| he;she;it | will have safeguarded |
| we | will have safeguarded |
| you | will have safeguarded |
| they | will have safeguarded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | safeguard |
| you | safeguard |
| he;she;it | safeguard |
| we | safeguard |
| you | safeguard |
| they | safeguard |
Perfect
| I | have safeguarded |
| you | have safeguarded |
| he;she;it | have safeguarded |
| we | have safeguarded |
| you | have safeguarded |
| they | have safeguarded |
Imperfect
| I | safeguarded |
| you | safeguarded |
| he;she;it | safeguarded |
| we | safeguarded |
| you | safeguarded |
| they | safeguarded |
Pluperfect
| I | had safeguarded |
| you | had safeguarded |
| he;she;it | had safeguarded |
| we | had safeguarded |
| you | had safeguarded |
| they | had safeguarded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would safeguard |
| you | would safeguard |
| he;she;it | would safeguard |
| we | would safeguard |
| you | would safeguard |
| they | would safeguard |
Perfect
| I | would have safeguarded |
| you | would have safeguarded |
| he;she;it | would have safeguarded |
| we | would have safeguarded |
| you | would have safeguarded |
| they | would have safeguarded |
Imperative
| you | safeguard |
| we | Let's safeguard |
| you | safeguard |
Verbs conjugated like 'safeguard'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'safeguard'
safe-guard,
foreguard,
reguard,
safeword,
afear,
affoard,
blackguard,
bodyguard,
enguard,
guard,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make or keep a person or object safe from attack
- beshield, beward, brood, cape for, defend, fend, guard, preserve, protect, secure, shelter, shield, ward
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English savegard, from Middle French sauvegarde, from Old French salve garde, sauve garde, reconstructed as safe + guard.
Sample Sentences
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She kept a savings to safeguard against debt and emergencies.
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"[...] Crossrail 2 is mothballed. It is safeguarded, it is absolutely not cancelled." [2020 November 18, “Network News: London 'bailout' achieved with just minutes to spare”, in Rail, page 10:]