stand guard

Watch over, act as a lookout, as in We'll climb the tree and get the apples if Josh will stand guard, or There's a parking space; stand guard while I make a U-turn and get to it. This term alludes to the military defense of posting guards to watch for the enemy.

stand guard

1. To keep watch.

2. To act as a sentinel.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ivo (1)	EE-vo (German, Dutch, Italian), EE-fo (German), EE-voo (Portuguese)	German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Ancient Germanic
'Ari'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Eirene	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Fredrik	FRED-rik (Swedish), FRED-reek (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
Inbar	-	Hebrew
Christie (2)	-	Scottish, Irish