English Dictionary

protest

/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/

verb

(intransitive) To make a strong objection. / (transitive) To affirm (something). / (transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.

Many people gathered in the city center to protest against the government's decision.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To make a strong objection.

How dare you, I protest!

意味（2）

(transitive) To affirm (something).

I protest my innocence.

意味（3）

(transitive, chiefly Canada, US) To object to.

They protested the demolition of the school.

意味（4）

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.

意味（5）

(law, transitive) 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.

意味（6）

(obsolete, transitive) To publish; to make known.