stand guard

English

Verb

stand guard (third-person singular simple present stands guard, present participle standing guard, simple past and past participle stood guard)

1. To guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect.

   Synonyms: stand watch, keep guard, keep watch

Translations

to guard; to maintain a stance of vigilance in order to protect

• Finnish: vartioida (fi), olla vahdissa
• French: monter la garde (fr)
• Hungarian: őrt áll (hu), posztol (hu), őrködik (hu)
• Italian: fare il palo, fare la guardia
• Polish: stać na straży impf, stanąć na straży pf, trzymać straż impf

References

• “stand guard”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “stand guard”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “stand guard”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “stand guard over somebody something” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.