defend

defend(

dih

fehnd

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (physically)

a. defender

The soldiers defended the fort.Los soldados defendieron la fortaleza.

2. (verbally)

a. defender

Enrique defended his theory against criticism.Enrique defendió su teoría de la crítica.

3. (legal)

a. defender

She hired a lawyer to defend her in court.Contrató a un abogado para defenderla en el juicio.

4. (sports)

a. defender

The team is preparing to defend their title.El equipo se está preparando para defender el título.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (sports)

a. jugar de defensa

He entered the game to defend.Entró al partido para jugar de defensa.

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Present:	defending
Past:	defended

Indicative of "defend"

	Present	Past	Future
I	defend	defended	will defend
you	defend	defended	will defend
he/she	defends	defended	will defend
we	defend	defended	will defend
you	defend	defended	will defend
they	defend	defended	will defend

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