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Meaning protest meaning
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Synonyms protest synonyms
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Topics protest topics
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Conjugation protest conjugation
How do you conjugate protest?
protest · verb
Present I protest
Positive I protest
Singular
1st person I protest
2nd person you protest
3rd person he/she/it protests
Plural
1st person we protest
2nd person you protest
3rd person they protest
Negative I don't protest
Singular
1st person I don't protest I do not protest
2nd person you don't protest you do not protest
3rd person he/she/it doesn't protest he/she/it does not protest
Plural
1st person we don't protest we do not protest
2nd person you don't protest you do not protest
3rd person they don't protest they do not protest
Question do I protest?
Singular
1st person do I protest?
2nd person do you protest?
3rd person does he/she/it protest?
Plural
1st person do we protest?
2nd person do you protest?
3rd person do they protest?
Negative question don't I protest?
Singular
1st person don't I protest? do I not protest?
2nd person don't you protest? do you not protest?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it protest? does he/she/it not protest?
Plural
1st person don't we protest? do we not protest?
2nd person don't you protest? do you not protest?
3rd person don't they protest? do they not protest?
Past I protested
Positive I protested
Singular
1st person I protested
2nd person you protested
3rd person he/she/it protested
Plural
1st person we protested
2nd person you protested
3rd person they protested
Negative I didn't protest
Singular
1st person I didn't protest I did not protest
2nd person you didn't protest you did not protest
3rd person he/she/it didn't protest he/she/it did not protest
Plural
1st person we didn't protest we did not protest
2nd person you didn't protest you did not protest
3rd person they didn't protest they did not protest
Question did I protest?
Singular
1st person did I protest?
2nd person did you protest?
3rd person did he/she/it protest?
Plural
1st person did we protest?
2nd person did you protest?
3rd person did they protest?
Negative question didn't I protest?
Singular
1st person didn't I protest? did I not protest?
2nd person didn't you protest? did you not protest?
3rd person didn't he/she/it protest? did he/she/it not protest?
Plural
1st person didn't we protest? did we not protest?
2nd person didn't you protest? did you not protest?
3rd person didn't they protest? did they not protest?
Future I'll protest
Positive I'll protest
Singular
1st person I'll protest I will protest
2nd person you'll protest you will protest
3rd person he/she/it'll protest he/she/it will protest
Plural
1st person we'll protest we will protest
2nd person you'll protest you will protest
3rd person they'll protest they will protest
Negative I won't protest
Singular
1st person I won't protest I will not protest
2nd person you won't protest you will not protest
3rd person he/she/it won't protest he/she/it will not protest
Plural
1st person we won't protest we will not protest
2nd person you won't protest you will not protest
3rd person they won't protest they will not protest
Question will I protest?
Singular
1st person will I protest?
2nd person will you protest?
3rd person will he/she/it protest?
Plural
1st person will we protest?
2nd person will you protest?
3rd person will they protest?
Negative question won't I protest?
Singular
1st person won't I protest? will I not protest?
2nd person won't you protest? will you not protest?
3rd person won't he/she/it protest? will he/she/it not protest?
Plural
1st person won't we protest? will we not protest?
2nd person won't you protest? will you not protest?
3rd person won't they protest? will they not protest?
Conditional I'd protest
Positive I'd protest
Singular
1st person I'd protest I would protest
2nd person you'd protest you would protest
3rd person he/she/it'd protest he/she/it would protest
Plural
1st person we'd protest we would protest
2nd person you'd protest you would protest
3rd person they'd protest they would protest
Negative I wouldn't protest
Singular
1st person I wouldn't protest I would not protest
2nd person you wouldn't protest you would not protest
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't protest he/she/it would not protest
Plural
1st person we wouldn't protest we would not protest
2nd person you wouldn't protest you would not protest
3rd person they wouldn't protest they would not protest
Question would I protest?
Singular
1st person would I protest?
2nd person would you protest?
3rd person would he/she/it protest?
Plural
1st person would we protest?
2nd person would you protest?
3rd person would they protest?
Negative question wouldn't I protest?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I protest? would I not protest?
2nd person wouldn't you protest? would you not protest?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it protest? would he/she/it not protest?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we protest? would we not protest?
2nd person wouldn't you protest? would you not protest?
3rd person wouldn't they protest? would they not protest?
Present continuous I'm protesting
Positive I'm protesting
Singular
1st person I'm protesting I am protesting
2nd person you're protesting you are protesting
3rd person he/she/it's protesting he/she/it is protesting
Plural
1st person we're protesting we are protesting
2nd person you're protesting you are protesting
3rd person they're protesting they are protesting
Negative I'm not protesting
Singular
1st person I'm not protesting I am not protesting
2nd person you aren't protesting you're not protesting you are not protesting
3rd person he/she/it isn't protesting he/she/it's not protesting he/she/it is not protesting
Plural
1st person we aren't protesting we're not protesting we are not protesting
2nd person you aren't protesting you're not protesting you are not protesting
3rd person they aren't protesting they're not protesting they are not protesting
Question am I protesting?
Singular
1st person am I protesting?
2nd person are you protesting?
3rd person is he/she/it protesting?
Plural
1st person are we protesting?
2nd person are you protesting?
3rd person are they protesting?
Negative question aren't I protesting?
Singular
1st person aren't I protesting? am I not protesting?
2nd person aren't you protesting? are you not protesting?
3rd person isn't he/she/it protesting? is he/she/it not protesting?
Plural
1st person aren't we protesting? are we not protesting?
2nd person aren't you protesting? are you not protesting?
3rd person aren't they protesting? are they not protesting?
Past continuous I was protesting
Positive I was protesting
Singular
1st person I was protesting
2nd person you were protesting
3rd person he/she/it was protesting
Plural
1st person we were protesting
2nd person you were protesting
3rd person they were protesting
Negative I wasn't protesting
Singular
1st person I wasn't protesting I was not protesting
2nd person you weren't protesting you were not protesting
3rd person he/she/it wasn't protesting he/she/it was not protesting
Plural
1st person we weren't protesting we were not protesting
2nd person you weren't protesting you were not protesting
3rd person they weren't protesting they were not protesting
Question was I protesting?
Singular
1st person was I protesting?
2nd person were you protesting?
3rd person was he/she/it protesting?
Plural
1st person were we protesting?
2nd person were you protesting?
3rd person were they protesting?
Negative question wasn't I protesting?
Singular
1st person wasn't I protesting? was I not protesting?
2nd person weren't you protesting? were you not protesting?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it protesting? was he/she/it not protesting?
Plural
1st person weren't we protesting? were we not protesting?
2nd person weren't you protesting? were you not protesting?
3rd person weren't they protesting? were they not protesting?
Future continuous I'll be protesting
Positive I'll be protesting
Singular
1st person I'll be protesting I will be protesting
2nd person you'll be protesting you will be protesting
3rd person he/she/it'll be protesting he/she/it will be protesting
Plural
1st person we'll be protesting we will be protesting
2nd person you'll be protesting you will be protesting
3rd person they'll be protesting they will be protesting
Negative I won't be protesting
Singular
1st person I won't be protesting I will not be protesting
2nd person you won't be protesting you will not be protesting
3rd person he/she/it won't be protesting he/she/it will not be protesting
Plural
1st person we won't be protesting we will not be protesting
2nd person you won't be protesting you will not be protesting
3rd person they won't be protesting they will not be protesting
Question will I be protesting?
Singular
1st person will I be protesting?
2nd person will you be protesting?
3rd person will he/she/it be protesting?
Plural
1st person will we be protesting?
2nd person will you be protesting?
3rd person will they be protesting?
Negative question won't I be protesting?
Singular
1st person won't I be protesting? will I not be protesting?
2nd person won't you be protesting? will you not be protesting?
3rd person won't he/she/it be protesting? will he/she/it not be protesting?
Plural
1st person won't we be protesting? will we not be protesting?
2nd person won't you be protesting? will you not be protesting?
3rd person won't they be protesting? will they not be protesting?
Conditional continuous I'd be protesting
Positive I'd be protesting
Singular
1st person I'd be protesting I would be protesting
2nd person you'd be protesting you would be protesting
3rd person he/she/it'd be protesting he/she/it would be protesting
Plural
1st person we'd be protesting we would be protesting
2nd person you'd be protesting you would be protesting
3rd person they'd be protesting they would be protesting
Negative I wouldn't be protesting
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be protesting I would not be protesting
2nd person you wouldn't be protesting you would not be protesting
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be protesting he/she/it would not be protesting
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be protesting we would not be protesting
2nd person you wouldn't be protesting you would not be protesting
3rd person they wouldn't be protesting they would not be protesting
Question would I be protesting?
Singular
1st person would I be protesting?
2nd person would you be protesting?
3rd person would he/she/it be protesting?
Plural
1st person would we be protesting?
2nd person would you be protesting?
3rd person would they be protesting?
Negative question wouldn't I be protesting?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be protesting? would I not be protesting?
2nd person wouldn't you be protesting? would you not be protesting?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be protesting? would he/she/it not be protesting?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be protesting? would we not be protesting?
2nd person wouldn't you be protesting? would you not be protesting?
3rd person wouldn't they be protesting? would they not be protesting?
Present perfect I've protested
Positive I've protested
Singular
1st person I've protested I have protested
2nd person you've protested you have protested
3rd person he/she/it's protested he/she/it has protested
Plural
1st person we've protested we have protested
2nd person you've protested you have protested
3rd person they've protested they have protested
Negative I haven't protested
Singular
1st person I haven't protested I have not protested
2nd person you haven't protested you have not protested
3rd person he/she/it hasn't protested he/she/it has not protested
Plural
1st person we haven't protested we have not protested
2nd person you haven't protested you have not protested
3rd person they haven't protested they have not protested
Question have I protested?
Singular
1st person have I protested?
2nd person have you protested?
3rd person has he/she/it protested?
Plural
1st person have we protested?
2nd person have you protested?
3rd person have they protested?
Negative question haven't I protested?
Singular
1st person haven't I protested? have I not protested?
2nd person haven't you protested? have you not protested?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it protested? has he/she/it not protested?
Plural
1st person haven't we protested? have we not protested?
2nd person haven't you protested? have you not protested?
3rd person haven't they protested? have they not protested?
Past perfect I had protested
Positive I had protested
Singular
1st person I had protested
2nd person you had protested
3rd person he/she/it had protested
Plural
1st person we had protested
2nd person you had protested
3rd person they had protested
Negative I hadn't protested
Singular
1st person I hadn't protested I had not protested
2nd person you hadn't protested you had not protested
3rd person he/she/it hadn't protested he/she/it had not protested
Plural
1st person we hadn't protested we had not protested
2nd person you hadn't protested you had not protested
3rd person they hadn't protested they had not protested
Question had I protested?
Singular
1st person had I protested?
2nd person had you protested?
3rd person had he/she/it protested?
Plural
1st person had we protested?
2nd person had you protested?
3rd person had they protested?
Negative question hadn't I protested?
Singular
1st person hadn't I protested? had I not protested?
2nd person hadn't you protested? had you not protested?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it protested? had he/she/it not protested?
Plural
1st person hadn't we protested? had we not protested?
2nd person hadn't you protested? had you not protested?
3rd person hadn't they protested? had they not protested?
Future perfect I'll have protested
Positive I'll have protested
Singular
1st person I'll have protested I will have protested
2nd person you'll have protested you will have protested
3rd person he/she/it'll have protested he/she/it will have protested
Plural
1st person we'll have protested we will have protested
2nd person you'll have protested you will have protested
3rd person they'll have protested they will have protested
Negative I won't have protested
Singular
1st person I won't have protested I will not have protested
2nd person you won't have protested you will not have protested
3rd person he/she/it won't have protested he/she/it will not have protested
Plural
1st person we won't have protested we will not have protested
2nd person you won't have protested you will not have protested
3rd person they won't have protested they will not have protested
Question +'ll I have protested?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have protested? will I have protested?
2nd person +'ll you have protested? will you have protested?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have protested? will he/she/it have protested?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have protested? will we have protested?
2nd person +'ll you have protested? will you have protested?
3rd person +'ll they have protested? will they have protested?
Negative question won't I have protested?
Singular
1st person won't I have protested? will I not have protested?
2nd person won't you have protested? will you not have protested?
3rd person won't he/she/it have protested? will he/she/it not have protested?
Plural
1st person won't we have protested? will we not have protested?
2nd person won't you have protested? will you not have protested?
3rd person won't they have protested? will they not have protested?
Conditional perfect I'd have protested
Positive I'd have protested
Singular
1st person I'd have protested I would have protested
2nd person you'd have protested you would have protested
3rd person he/she/it'd have protested he/she/it would have protested
Plural
1st person we'd have protested we would have protested
2nd person you'd have protested you would have protested
3rd person they'd have protested they would have protested
Negative I wouldn't have protested
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have protested I would not have protested
2nd person you wouldn't have protested you would not have protested
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have protested he/she/it would not have protested
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have protested we would not have protested
2nd person you wouldn't have protested you would not have protested
3rd person they wouldn't have protested they would not have protested
Question would I have protested?
Singular
1st person would I have protested?
2nd person would you have protested?
3rd person would he/she/it have protested?
Plural
1st person would we have protested?
2nd person would you have protested?
3rd person would they have protested?
Negative question wouldn't I have protested?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have protested? would I not have protested?
2nd person wouldn't you have protested? would you not have protested?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have protested? would he/she/it not have protested?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have protested? would we not have protested?
2nd person wouldn't you have protested? would you not have protested?
3rd person wouldn't they have protested? would they not have protested?
Imperative protest!
Positive
you protest!
we let's protest!
Negative
you don't protest!
we let's not protest!
Examples protest examples
How do I use protest in a sentence?
Simple sentences
She didn't protest.
Ever louder voices of protest drowned out his speech.
From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest.
The man gave no heed to her loud protest.
Before I could protest, I was handcuffed and was on my way to prison.
I cannot pass the matter by without making a protest.
Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.
They no longer felt a need to protest.
American workers began to protest.
The 1960s were years of protest and reform.
Because the voices of protest grew louder and louder, his speech couldn't be heard.
Our town is facing a wave of student protest.
Did Tom protest?
I protest!
I dismissed the protest.
He submitted his resignation in protest of the company's policy.
More and more students began to protest.
Tom hopes you understand why he can't take part in your protest.
Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba.
Protest in Tatoeba takes ever more creative forms.
He didn't protest.
Chinese journalists at a major newspaper have gone on strike to protest against censorship.
Movie subtitles
Protest plus revolution equals change.
It was the topless protest in Central Park.
Snakes organized their own Union in protest of Snake Eater.
I protest against that.
And I advise you that no one shall protest.
I must protest against anything of the sort.
But I protest.
You protest, do you? I am Master of The Bounty.
I protest against this injustice!
I protest against being dragged away from my work!
Mr. President, I protest!
I protest this court's partiality.
But I protest--!
It's madness. - It'll be safer to protest down here.
Every German soldier in the camp may give you orders. And you will obey without protest.
See ladies, your protest and tricks don't work on us.
But I protest.!
It's safer to protest down here.
Mr. Wagner, I protest! - Gribble!
But our old friend was finally induced to surrender and he is now sitting, under violent protest, by his own fireside.
I protest in the name of commonsense. In the name of man who's not to be judged by stupid superstition and prejudice. Remove the witness.
In protest the Senate walked out.
I protest, Your Excellency. I protest strongly.
I board your ship under protest.
I protest! Capt. Thorpe, you will at least show the proper respect for my ministers.
Under protest, Capt. Thorpe.
I'll submit a protest through my embassy regarding this!
And no matter what happens, you must never shun him, or protest, or.
Colonel, I protest.
I protest with all my might.
I must protest in the most categorical fashion.
As your son, I must protest.
Oh, I protest, my love.
Come on! - I protest!
You don't know that when Callisto put you in jail, his son left home in protest.
I've been told that the family has completely died out and since no protest has yet been entered, one may assume that in six months more the name will be legally mine.
He still has a few months in which to protest. After that it will be too late.
News and current affairs
Many non-Chinese, including me, have signed a letter of protest against the jailing of Liu Xiaobo.
Earlier this year, the government suspended publication of the newspaper Bing Dian Weekly, provoking unprecedented open protest, which received extensive media coverage worldwide.
These negotiations will be much harder in view of the spectacular repudiation of a number of key governments at the ballot box, together with the potent rise of protest and Euroskeptic parties in several member states.
Weak neighbors are states that the Kremlin can control, so why not expand Russian power by letting Ukraine slide into protest and anarchy if by doing so it brings that country back under Putin's thumb?
While Grillo's supporters may ignite fireworks in protest of these gilded giveaways for a few months, a consistent assault leading to genuine reform seems doubtful.
There will be Pakistanis who protest against the recent American military action, arguing that it violated Pakistan's sovereignty.
But in any event, it was too late to protest: the ten Eastern states had already been granted membership of the Union.
The problem for a dictator in building universities is that students are needed, and students often protest!
The Hazaras reacted to the attack by making the coffins of the dead a symbol of protest.
The fact that the large protest movement that suddenly materialized has, until now, been a peaceful one also counts as an advantage for building democracy.
Sadly, families are often the last to protest exploitation of their children.
The online protest that ensued undoubtedly played a role in the government's decision to abolish the system and arrest the officials involved in the case.
But the opposite could also be true: the wider the disparities in wealth, and the more people protest against economic inequality, the more the regime will crack down on dissidents.
Hansen promised to brave arrest at what was billed as the world's largest direct-action climate change protest.
Although the threatened indictment of al-Bashir has prompted protest in Khartoum, no one expects him to appear in court soon.
The violence began in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri during a protest by Muslims against the cartoons, with the Christian Association of Nigeria reporting at least 50 Christians killed.
These young people are also the leaders of erupting political protest movements.
The upsurge of protest across the Arab world raised expectations among Europeans that these countries would, to some extent, emulate Western institutions, values, and norms.
Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
The July 5 protest reminded us of the 3,000 kidnappings since the start of this four-decade conflict, but Colombians could form human chains and release white balloons for many other reasons.
Medvedev's decision to suspend construction of a highway through the Khimki forest near Moscow in the face of widespread civic protest was important.
The contrast between this dynamic space for open protest and Saudi Arabia could hardly be starker.
But most participants hold few illusions about the efficacy of their protest. They want to express to Russia's rulers the extent of their frustration and determination.
But their protest's ironic consequence may be that the more moderate of the two figures at the summit of Russian politics, Dmitri Medvedev, will not return to the post of prime minister, as had been planned.
To protest against censorship, the Silicon Valley-based company relocated from mainland China in 2009 to the still relatively free Hong Kong.
What millions of Arabs were saying as they stood united in peaceful protest was that their way of achieving Arab and Islamic dignity is far less costly in human terms.
White balloons were launched everywhere. Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
Furthermore, Chinese leaders point to what they regards as intrusive US human-rights diplomacy aimed at fomenting political protest within China (including Hong Kong) and undermining the regime's domestic legitimacy.