Sekirov Dictionary

protest

UK /ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/US /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/

noun 4
verb 7
forms 3
phrases 1

noun4

•
A formal objection, especially one by a group.
- They lodged a protest with the authorities.
•
an event in which a group of people show in public that they are strongly against something
- We held a protest in front of City Hall.
A written declaration, usually by the master of a ship, stating the circumstances attending loss or damage of ship or cargo, etc.
The noting by a notary public of an unpaid or unaccepted bill.

verb7

•
To make a strong objection.
- How dare you, I protest!
- The public took to the streets to protest over the planned change to the law.
To object to.
•
(US, Canada) To publicly demonstrate against.
- They protested the demolition of the school.
•
To affirm (something).
- I protest my innocence.
- I do protest and declare …
to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.
•
To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.
- Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme. — 1667
(no longer used) To publish; to make known.

forms

protested · protesting · protests

Phrases with protest

protest too much
To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

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