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defenddefend /dɪˈfɛnd/ ●●● S3 W2 verb ETYMOLOGYdefendOrigin: 1200-1300 Old French defendre, from Latin defendere, from fendere to hit VERB TABLEdefend |
| Present | I, you, we, they | defend | | he, she, it | defends | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | defended | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have defended | | he, she, it | has defended | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had defended | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will defend | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have defended |
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| Present | I | am defending | | he, she, it | is defending | | you, we, they | are defending | | Past | I, he, she, it | was defending | | you, we, they | were defending | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been defending | | he, she, it | has been defending | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been defending | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be defending | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been defending |
► strongly/vigorously defend something The company strongly defends its policy. THESAURUSto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness► protectto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness: Are we doing enough to protect the environment? I think his mother is lying to protect him. ► save to protect someone or something that is in danger of being harmed or destroyed: The sign said “Save the whales.” Local people are fighting to save the theater from demolition. ► give/offer/provide protection (against) to protect someone from something harmful: Her light summer clothes offered no protection in the bitter cold. The insurance gives farmers some protection against drought. ► defend to do things in order to protect someone or something from attack or change: If someone tries to hit you, you are allowed to defend yourself. We are fighting to defend our freedom and our way of life. ► preserve to keep something from changing too much, especially a way of living or of doing something: The Navajo Indians want to preserve their traditions. ► safeguard to protect something important, such as people’s rights, health, or safety: The Constitution helps to safeguard the rights of all citizens. ► guard to protect a place, person, or object from being attacked or stolen: The building is guarded by security officers. ► shield to put something in front of something else, in order to protect it from harm or damage: I held up a hand to shield my eyes from the sun. ► shelter to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger: The tree sheltered us from the rain. 1[intransitive, transitive] to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked OPP attack: defend (somebody/something) against somebody/something the need to defend the U.S. against a missile attackdefend somebody/something from somebody/something Rubber bullets were used to defend the police from violent crowds.defend yourself Villagers have few weapons to defend themselves.► see thesaurus at protect2[transitive] to say things to support someone or something that is being criticized: She was quick to defend her husband.defend somebody/something against something Hendricks defended himself against the charges.strongly/vigorously defend something The company strongly defends its policy.3[transitive] to do something to prevent something from failing, stopping, or being taken away: We are defending the right to demonstrate.4[intransitive, transitive] to protect your goal in a sport, to prevent your opponents from getting points OPP attack5[transitive] law to be a lawyer for someone who has been charged with a crime: He had top lawyers to defend him. → see also prosecute6defend a title/championship to try to win a competition that you won last time, in order to keep your position as winner: The boxer will defend his title in New York. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French defendre, from Latin defendere, from fendere to hit] |