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Antonyms for on one guard
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : gahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd |
Definition of on one guard
Origin :- early 15c., "one who keeps watch," from Middle French garde "guardian, warden, keeper; watching, keeping, custody," from Old French garder "to keep, maintain, preserve, protect" (corresponding to Old North French warder, see gu-), from Frankish *wardon, from Proto-Germanic *wardo- "to guard" (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) also is from early 15c. Sword-play and fisticuffs sense is from 1590s. Guard-rail attested from 1860.
- As in leery : adj suspicious
- As in : adj wary
- As in on guard : adv feeling wary
Synonyms for on one guard
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