on guard en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
Meanings
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The starting position of a fencing bout.
We fall on guard, and after all it is a friend who comes to meet us.
1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque:
- Vigilant, alert.
- Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more on guard | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most on guard | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| on-guard | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
pl but see mieć się na baczności (on alert, vigilant) · es con la guardia arriba (on alert, vigilant) · unm kwèxsi (on alert, vigilant) · es espabilado (on alert, vigilant) · es estar al pedo (on alert, vigilant) · es alerta (on alert, vigilant) · mi whakahiwa (on alert, vigilant) · fr en garde (on alert, vigilant) · es despabilado (on alert, vigilant) · es con la guardia en alto (on alert, vigilant)