defender

Significado

1. to defend, to protect, to hold down (contra (“against”), de (“from”))
2. to stand up for, to stick up for
3. to uphold
4. to prohibit
5. to claim
6. (reflexive) to fight back
7. (reflexive) to defend oneself, to protect oneself
8. (reflexive) to stand up for oneself, to stick up for oneself
9. (pronominal) to fend off (+ de)
10. (pronominal) to get by

Con guión como

de‧fen‧der

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/defenˈdeɾ/

Etimología

From Latin dēfendere. Cognate with English defend.

Oraciones

Su propósito era defender la ciudad de los ataques desde el mar .

Its purpose was to defend the city from attacks from the sea.