Protest definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Protest definition: If you protest against something or about something, you say or show publicly that you... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'protest'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× protest Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseprotests,presentparticipleprotesting ,pasttense,pastparticipleprotested pronunciationnote: Theverbispronounced(prətest ).Thenounispronounced(proʊtest ).1. verb Ifyouprotestagainstsomethingoraboutsomething,yousayorshowpubliclythatyouobjecttoit.InAmericanEnglish,youusuallysaythatyouprotestit. Groupsofwomentooktothestreetstoprotestagainstthearrests.[V+about/against/at] Thestudentswereprotestingatovercrowdingintheuniversityhostels.[V+about/against/at] Theywereprotestingsoaringprices.[VERBnoun] HepickedupthecatbeforeRosacouldprotest.[VERB] Synonyms:object,demonstrate,oppose,complain MoreSynonymsofprotest 2. variablenoun Aprotestistheactofsayingorshowingpubliclythatyouobjecttosomething. Theoppositionnowseemstooweaktostageanyseriousprotestsagainstthegovernment.[+against] Theunionscalledatwo-hourstrikeinprotestattherailwayauthority'sannouncement.[+at] ...aprotestmarch. [Also+about] 3. verb Ifyouprotestthatsomethingisthecase,youinsistthatitisthecase,whenotherpeoplethinkthatitmaynotbe. WhenwetriedtoprotestthatMowasbeatenuptheydidn'tbelieveus.[VERBthat] 'Ineversaidanyofthattoher,'heprotested.[VERBwithquote] Hehasalwaysprotestedhisinnocence.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:assert,argue,insist,maintain MoreSynonymsofprotest 4. countablenoun[usuNthat] Aprotestthatsomethingistrueisastrongdeclarationthatitistrue. Thatwashowsheusuallydealtwiththeirproteststhatshewasspoilinghergrandchildren. MoreSynonymsofprotest COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof protest Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'protest' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'protest' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'CalcuttaCup' HindiTranslationof'protest' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency protestinBritishEnglish noun(ˈprəʊtɛst )1. a. public,oftenorganized,dissentormanifestationofsuchdissent b. (asmodifier) aprotestmarch 2. adeclarationorobjectionthatisformalorsolemn 3. anexpressionofdisagreementorcomplaint withoutasqueakofprotest 4. a. aformalnotarialstatementdrawnuponbehalfofacreditoranddeclaringthatthedebtorhasdishonouredabillofexchangeorpromissorynote b. theactionofdrawingupsuchastatement c. aformaldeclarationbyataxpayerdisputingthelegalityoraccuracyofhisorherassessment 5. astatementmadebythemasterofavesselattestingtothecircumstancesinwhichthevesselwasdamagedorimperilled 6. theactofprotesting 7. Seeunderprotest verb(prəˈtɛst )8. (whenintr,follbyagainst,at,about,etc;whentr,maytakeaclauseasobject) tomakeastrongobjection(tosomething,espasupposedinjusticeoroffence) 9. (whentr,maytakeaclauseasobject) toassertoraffirminaformalorsolemnmanner 10. (whentr,maytakeaclauseasobject) toputupargumentsagainst;disagree;complain;object "I'mokay,"sheprotested heprotestedthatitwasnothisturntowashup 11. (transitive)mainlyUS toobjectforcefullyto leafletsprotestingpolicebrutality 12. (transitive) todeclareformallythat(abillofexchangeorpromissorynote)hasbeendishonoured CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsprotestant(proˈtestant)adjective,noun protester(proˈtester)orprotestor(proˈtestor)noun protestingly(proˈtestingly)adverb WordoriginC14:fromLatinprōtestārītomakeaformaldeclaration,fromprō-before+testārītoassert WordFrequency protestinAmericanEnglish (proʊˈtɛst ;prəˈtɛst ;also,andforn.alwaysˈproʊˌtɛst ) verbtransitive1.  tostatepositively;affirmsolemnly;assert 2. US tomakeobjectionto;speakstronglyagainst 3.  tomakeawrittendeclarationofthenonpaymentof(abillofexchangeorapromissorynote) verbintransitive4.  tomakesolemnaffirmation 5.  toexpressdisapproval;object;dissent noun6.  anobjection;remonstrance 7.  adocumentformallyobjectingtosomething 8. Lawa.  awrittendeclarationbyanotaryonbehalfoftheholderofabillornote,showingthatithasnotbeenhonoredbythedrawer b.  awrittendeclarationbythemasterofashipattestingtothefactthatdamages orlossesweresustainedfromunavoidablenaturalcauses,andrejectinganyliabilityoftheofficersandcrew c.  adeclarationbyapayer,esp.ofatax,disputingthelegalityortheamountofthepaymentbeingmade SIMILARWORDS: ˈobject Idioms:underprotest Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsprotester(ˈproˌtester) nounorˈproˌtestor WordoriginMEprotesten