Protested Protest Decision Prəˈtest I Students Streets Widow

• students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
• the victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
• there's no use protesting, i won't change my mind.
• they fully intend to protest the decision.

protest

1. to say or do something to show that you disagree with or disapprove of something, especially publicly
• Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
• The victim's widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.
• There's no use protesting, I won't change my mind.
• They fully intend to protest the decision.
• I’m going to complain to the manager about this.
• Students took to the streets to protest against the decision.
• If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week.
• He objected that the police had arrested him without sufficient evidence.
• They kept grumbling that they were cold.
• What are you moaning on about now?
• Stop whining!
• ‘I want to go home,’ whined Toby.
2. to say firmly that something is true, especially when you have been accused of something or when other people do not believe you
• She has always protested her innocence.
• He protested that the journey was too far by car.
• ‘That's not what you said earlier!’ Jane protested.

Extra Examples

• Crowds gathered to protest about the police violence.
• Many people have protested at the cuts in state benefits.
• Many people protested over the tax increase.
• They were exercising their lawful right to protest.
• They were protesting against the proposed agreement.
• We have protested to the government.
• When he tried to protest, she insisted.
• protesting over an income tax increase
• the right to protest peacefully
• ‘That’s not what you said earlier!’ Jane protested.
• It’s no use protesting, I won’t change my mind.
• She has always protested her innocence.
• She protested that she could not receive a fair trial.
• The victim’s widow protested at the leniency of the sentence.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they protest
• he / she / it protests
• past simple protested
• past participle protested
• -ing form protesting

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).