Synonyms: back, cover
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) protect | (I) protected |
| (thou) protectest | (thou) protectedst |
| (he) protects, protecteth | (he) protected |
| (we) protect | (we) protected |
| (you) protect | (you) protected |
| (they) protect | (they) protected |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) protect | (I) protected |
| (thou) protect | (thou) protected |
| (he) protect | (he) protected |
| (we) protect | (we) protected |
| (you) protect | (you) protected |
| (they) protect | (they) protected |
| Imperative mood | |
| protect | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| protecting | protected |
| Catalan | protegir |
|---|---|
| Czech | hájit; chránit; ochraňovat |
| Danish | beskytte |
| Dutch | behoeden; beschermen |
| English (Old English) | mundbyrdan |
| Esperanto | protekti |
| Faeroese | taka sær av; verja |
| Finnish | suojella |
| French | abriter; assurer; garantir; protéger |
| German | schützen; beschützen |
| Icelandic | varða |
| Italian | proteggere |
| Low German | beskarmen |
| Luxemburgish | schützen |
| Papiamento | protehá |
| Portuguese | proteger |
| Saterland Frisian | begunstigje; beschutsje; beskutsje; protektierje; skutsje |
| Spanish | proteger |
| Swedish | beskydda; freda; skydda; värja; värna |
| West Frisian | beskermje; dekke |