( pro tects , pro - tect - ing , pro - tect - ed )
to keep someone or something safe
Parents try to protect their children from danger.
Wear a hat to protect your head against the sun.
РГО .teC .tion Ф/ pra'tekjn/noun [noncount] keeping someone or something safe He was put under police protection .
pro • tein / 'prontin / noun [ count, noncount ]
( BIOLOGY ) a substance in foods such as meat, fish, and eggs. Proteins helps you to grow and stay healthy.
pro .test 1 Ф / 'proutest/ noun
[ count ]
an action that shows publicly that you do not like or
approve of something
She took part in a protest against the war.
pro • test 2 / pra ' test / verb ( pro tests ,pro - test ing ,pro - test ed )
to say or show strongly that you do not like something They protested against the government's policy.
Prot • es • tant / ' pratastant / noun [ count ] ( RELIGION ) a person who believes in the Christian God and who is not a Roman Catholic
pro • ton / ' prontan / noun [ count ] ( CHEMISTRY , PHYSICS ) a very small piece of matter with a positive electric charge, found in all atoms
—Look at electron , neutron . ,
Look at the picture atatom . pro • trac • tor / pron ' trrektar / noun [ count ]
( MATH ) a thing you use to measure and draw angles. It is usually a half circle of clear plastic with degrees (0° to 180°) marked on it.
proud Ф / prand / adjective (proud - er,proud - est)
pleased about something that you or others have done or about something that you have
They are very proud of their new house.
thinking that you are better than other people She was too proud to say she was sorry.
The noun is pride .
proud • ly / ' prandli / adverb
"I made this myself," he said proudly.
prove Ф / pruv / verb ( proves , prov ing , proved , has proved or has prov en / ' pruvan / ) to show that something is true
The blood on his shirt proves that he is the murderer. —ANTONYM disprove The noun is proof .
prov • erb / pravsrb / noun [ count ]
( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a short sentence that people often say, which gives help or advice "Waste not, want not" is an English proverb.
pro .vide О / pro'vaid / verb ( pro - vides , pro - vid - ing , pro - vid - ed )
to give something to someone who needs it
I'll provide the food for the party.
The company provided me with a car.
provide for someone to give someone everything they
need to live
Robin has four children to provide for.
pro • vid • ed / prs ' vaidsd /
( also pro - vid - ing / prs ' vaidig / ) conjunction
only if
I'll go provided that the children can come with me. Call me when you get home, providing it's not too late.
prov • ince / ' pravsns / noun
[count]
( POLITICS ) a main part of some countries, which has its own government Canada has ten provinces. ► pro • vin • cial / prs ' vinjl / adjective
connected with a province the provincial government
pro • vi • sion / prs ' vi3n / noun
[ noncount ] when something is given to someone who needs it
The government is responsible for the provision of education.
provisions [ plural ] ( formal )
supplies of food and drinks
We stopped to buy provisions for our long trip.
pro • voke / prs vouk / verb (pro -vokes,pro -vok - ing ,pro -voked )
to cause a particular feeling or reaction
Dairy products may provoke allergic reactions in some people.
to say or do something that you know will make a person angry or upset
Be careful what you say and don't provoke him.
