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ward
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural wards
plural wards
Learner's definition of WARD
[count]
1
a : a section in a hospital for patients needing a particular kind of care病房；病室；监护室
- She works in the cancer/maternity/psychiatric ward.她在癌症/产科/精神科病房工作。
b US : a section in a prison牢房
- a maximum security ward安全级别最高的牢房
2
: one of the sections into which a city or town is divided for the purposes of an election选区
- the council representative from Ward 22来自22号选区的地方议会代表
3
: a person (such as a child) who is protected and cared for by a court or guardian被监护人，受监护人（如儿童等）
- They were wards of the state.他们受州政府的监护。
- (US) The boy was made a ward of the court. = (Brit) The boy was made a ward of court.这个男孩被指定由法院监护。
2 ward /ˈwoɚd/ verb
wards; warded; warding
2 ward
/ˈwoɚd/
verb
wards; warded; warding
Learner's definition of WARD
ward off
[phrasal verb] ward (something) off or ward off (something)
: to avoid being hit by (something)避开（打击） — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- ward off a blow躲过一拳
- I tried different remedies to ward off a cold.我试了不同的疗法来预防感冒。
4
a
: a division of a city for representative, electoral, or administrative purposes
b
: a division of some English and Scottish counties corresponding to a hundred
c
: the Mormon local congregation having auxiliary organizations (such as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood
5
: a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole permitting only the insertion of a key with a corresponding notch
also : a corresponding notch in a bit of a key
6
: a person or thing under guard, protection, or surveillance: such as
a
: a minor subject to wardship
b
: a person who by reason of incapacity (such as minority or mental illness) is under the protection of a court either directly or through a guardian appointed by the court
called also ward of court
c
: a person or body of persons under the protection or tutelage of a government
variants or less commonly -wards
-ward
4 of 4adverb suffix
variants or -wards
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun She works in the cancer ward. the council representative from Ward 22 They were wards of the state. Verb vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people Adjective suffix a rearward movement of troops
Recent Examples on the Web
Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 In the song, Londra tells the story of a patient who’s been admitted into a psych ward after not being able to get over his ex, whose name is Julieta. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2022 Her whole life, Sánchez dealt with heavy bouts of depression that on two occasions led her to check into a psych ward. Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 However, having been recently discharged from a psych ward after a suicide attempt, this was probably not a perfect match for his then mindstate. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022 This gives researchers a baseline understanding of the pathogens that live in each ward when they’re cleaned as normal. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Of the 120 killings so far this year, at least 43 have occurred in the ward. Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The patient was his mother’s neighbour in the ward. Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2022 All the kids in the ward had to take care of themselves. Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai, Time, 12 Apr. 2022 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022 City regulators shut down United Medical Center’s obstetrics ward in 2017 after discovering the hospital’s staff made dangerous mistakes with multiple pregnant women and newborns. Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 The trick is to use lighter colors that can ward off fading and warping. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Perhaps fearlessness was the elixir to ward off death. Akil Kumarasamy, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Unlike most vaccines, which stimulate the immune system to create antibodies that ward off a germ, LYMErix prevented the bacteria from leaving the tick and infecting humans. Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 For patients managing a specific condition, or even for healthy individuals looking to ward off chronic disease, noninvasive, real-time biometric monitoring stands to revolutionize modern practice. Ron Erickson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 This occurs before the immune system recognizes the invader as a threat and makes antibodies and T and B cells to ward off the virus. The Week Staff, The Week, 26 June 2022 AstraZeneca’s antibody drug, called Evusheld, was found in its latest clinical trial to ward off severe disease in people who had already developed symptoms, according to results published late Tuesday in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Denise Roland, WSJ, 8 June 2022 See More
Noun
Pinkins remains in custody on bond, and her son is now a ward of the state. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 In the song, Londra tells the story of a patient who’s been admitted into a psych ward after not being able to get over his ex, whose name is Julieta. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2022 Her whole life, Sánchez dealt with heavy bouts of depression that on two occasions led her to check into a psych ward. Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 However, having been recently discharged from a psych ward after a suicide attempt, this was probably not a perfect match for his then mindstate. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 28 June 2022 This gives researchers a baseline understanding of the pathogens that live in each ward when they’re cleaned as normal. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Of the 120 killings so far this year, at least 43 have occurred in the ward. Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 The patient was his mother’s neighbour in the ward. Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2022 All the kids in the ward had to take care of themselves. Rebecca Kanthor / Shanghai, Time, 12 Apr. 2022 Verb
The legislation does not change existing procedures for approving development, including the practice of aldermanic prerogative, which grants the City Council member who represents that ward an unofficial final say over projects there. Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2022 City regulators shut down United Medical Center’s obstetrics ward in 2017 after discovering the hospital’s staff made dangerous mistakes with multiple pregnant women and newborns. Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 The trick is to use lighter colors that can ward off fading and warping. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Perhaps fearlessness was the elixir to ward off death. Akil Kumarasamy, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 Unlike most vaccines, which stimulate the immune system to create antibodies that ward off a germ, LYMErix prevented the bacteria from leaving the tick and infecting humans. Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 For patients managing a specific condition, or even for healthy individuals looking to ward off chronic disease, noninvasive, real-time biometric monitoring stands to revolutionize modern practice. Ron Erickson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 This occurs before the immune system recognizes the invader as a threat and makes antibodies and T and B cells to ward off the virus. The Week Staff, The Week, 26 June 2022 AstraZeneca’s antibody drug, called Evusheld, was found in its latest clinical trial to ward off severe disease in people who had already developed symptoms, according to results published late Tuesday in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Denise Roland, WSJ, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English weard & Anglo-French warde, garde, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warta act of watching, Old English warian to beware of, guard, wær careful — more at guard, wary
Verb
Middle English, from Old English weardian & Anglo-French warder, garder, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wartēn to watch, Old Norse vartha to guard, Old English weard ward
Adjective suffix
-ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard; akin to Old High German -wart, -wert -ward, Latin vertere to turn; -wards from -wards, adverb suffix — more at worth
Adverb suffix
-ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard, from -weard, adjective suffix; -wards from Middle English, from Old English -weardes, genitive singular neuter of -weard, adjective suffix
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of ward was before the 12th century Phrases Containing ward
noun
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