on guard

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on guard

adjective more on guard · most on guard · on-guard

The starting position of a fencing bout. We fall on guard, and after all it is a friend who comes to meet us.
Similar: en garde
Vigilant, alert.
Transmitting on the aircraft emergency frequency.

Opposite: off guard

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adjective

Opposite: off guard

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adj on alert, vigilant

Español	estar al pedo, alerta, espabilado, despabilado, con la guardia en alto, con la guardia arriba
Français	en garde

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@misc{on_guard_2026,
  title = {on guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}