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defend ( Verb)
UK/US /dɪˈfend/
Present
defend
Ing
defending
He/She/It
defends
Past Simple
defended
Past Participle
defended
1-
B2
to defend anything or anyone from harm
-> Seven warriors defend a poor village from bandits.
-> We can't defend the people without weapons, horses, and food.
Synonym
fight back, secure
Opposite
abandon
2-
B2
to defend anything you care about and keep itself from being forcibly removed
-> Nature can't defend itself, so I will defend nature.
-> Defending animal rights is the duty of all humanity.
Synonym
stand up for
Opposite
andon
3-
B2
to express or express sympathy for anyone or anything that has been attacked
-> You always defend the government without asking.
-> No matter what he does, you always defend your son.
Synonym
support
Opposite
abandon
4-
B2
to defend your personal target in order to prevent your adversary from gaining
-> The army is trying so hard to defend the country against its enemies.
-> Stop speaking for me. I can defend myself!
-> The enemy trespassed the borders easily; they were not defended at all.
Synonym
protect
Opposite
attack
5-
B2
to enter a tournament that you already completed and focus on winning it again
-> The football player will try to defend his title status in the upcoming tournament.
-> The politician successfully defended her seat. She got elected again.
-> I could not, unfortunately, defend my rank in this game. I became the second.
6-
B2
to represent those who have been arraigned as an attorney
-> The lawyer couldn't defend the innocent guy well. Now he is in prison.
-> The lawyer defends his clients so well that none of them have been penalized so far.
-> Who will defend me in that court?
Synonym
prevent
Opposite
prosecute