defend
/dɪˈfend/ verbTranslation
PROTECT [T] › to protect someone or something from being attacked, especially by fighting
savunmak, müdafaa etmek
The army was sent in to defend the country against enemy attack. [often reflexive] She tried to defend herself with a knife.709SUPPORT [T] › to support someone or something that is being criticized
karşı koymak, eleştirilere karşı birini desteklemek
The newspaper's editor defended his decision to publish the photos.1179LAW [T] › to try to show in a court that someone is not guilty of a crime
mahkemede savunmak
He has hired two lawyers to defend him in court.691SPORT [I, T] › to try to stop the other sports team from scoring points
gol olmaması için savunma yapmak
1486 defend a championship/title, etc › to try to win a match or competition that you have won before
defender noun [C] › bir şampiyonluğu/ünvanı korumak
She will be defending her title for the third year running.1476savunucu, savunan
(Definition of defend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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