defend

Significat (English)

To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
(slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
(obsolete) To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
(obsolete) To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
(obsolete) To prohibit, forbid.

protect

guard

fight down

plead for

turn aside

act as counsel for

put up a plea

fend for

defend from

argue for

be in attendance

bield

make safe

on a level with

stand against

take precautions

act as apologist for

be on guard against

hold a brief

support fight for

address in defence

appear in defence

give an incentive

act as advocate for

help oneself to

deliver from danger

propugn

protec

stop

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protect ''so. from sth.''

be in the way

drive back

prepare for

Freqüència

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/dɪˈfɛnd/

Inherited from anglès mitjà

Cognate with francès

In summary

From Middle English defenden, from Old French defendre, deffendre (Modern French défendre), from Latin dēfendō (“to ward off”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-. Displaced native Old English bewerian.

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