WARDING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Ward

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

Old English weard(in ward (sense 5 of the noun), also ‘body of guards’), weardian ‘keep safe, guard’, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old Northern French warde (noun), warder (verb) ‘guard’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: wɔːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

admit to or care for in a hospital ward

Short Definition:

admit to hospital ward

Examples:
  • the last of the accident victims was warded
Definition:

guard; protect

Short Definition:

guard

Examples:
  • it was his duty to ward the king

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