defend

Significado (Inglés)

1. (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
2. (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
3. (transitive) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
4. To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
5. Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
6. 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.
7. (slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
9. (obsolete, transitive) To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
10. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To prohibit, forbid.

Conceptos

defender

proteger

amparar

impedir

propugnar

evitar

apoyar

oponerse

abogar

prohibir

repeler

representar

respaldar

retener

salvar

sostener

sustentar

tener

acaudillar

atajar

atrancar

bloquear

defenderse

enfrentarse

pelear

precaver

privar

refugiar

trancar

🔒

poner obstáculos

defender con palabras

atajar el camino

entrabar

cercar

controlar

derrotar

detener

estorbar

luchar

obstaculizar

prevenir

Sinónimos

protect

guard

💂

preserve

shield

🛡️

safeguard

secure

vindicate

prevent

maintain

save

support

ward off

champion

shelter

watch over

stand for

fight back

advocate

plead

oppose

hold

hinder

uphold

assert

stand up

block

stand up for

hamper

represent

fight down

fight

guard against

parry

escort

help

deliver

defense

cut off

sheltered

resist

garrison

fortify

forbid

redeem

conserve

obscure

avert

obstruct

justify

keep

Traducciones

défendre

difendere

verteidigen

defender

protéger

verdedigen

defensar

دافع

verweren

opkomen voor

υπερασπίζω

defendere

beschützen

proteggere

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪˈfɛnd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: defenden

Cognado con francés: défendre

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.

Oraciones

He resolved to defend the traditional polytheistic religion of Arabia .