See defend on Wiktionary
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"indulge" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019:", "text": "Most Zionists hoped for a state of their own, but early in the 20th century, writers like Hillel Solotaroff and Chaim Zhitlowsky, both Yiddish-speaking immigrant intellectuals in New York, imagined another alternative: a federation of self-governing anarchist communes in Palestine that would defend Jewish life without relying on state power.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard." ], "id": "en-defend-en-verb-YrpsJ57J", "links": [ [ "ward off", "ward off" ], [ "guard", "guard" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "mbroj" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "dāfaʕa", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "دَافَعَ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "arz", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ḥāma", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic" ], "word": "حامى" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "paštpanel", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "պաշտպանել" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "rup", "lang": "Aromanian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "apãr" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "qorumaq" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "müdafiə etmək" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "abaranjácʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "абараня́ць" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "abaranícʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "абарані́ць" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "rokkha kora", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "রক্ষা করা" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaštitávam", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "защита́вам" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "branjá", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "браня́" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "ka-kwai", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ကာကွယ်" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defensar" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defendre" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cic", "lang": "Chickasaw", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ittafama" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "保衛" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "bǎowèi", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "保卫" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "守衛" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "shǒuwèi", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "守卫" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "捍衛" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "hànwèi", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "捍卫" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "bránit" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "dlm", "lang": "Dalmatian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defendar" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "forsvare" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verdedigen" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defendi" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "protekti" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "kaitsma" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "puolustaa" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "défendre" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defender" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "dacva", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "დაცვა" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mogerieba", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "მოგერიება" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verteidigen" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "yperaspízomai", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "υπερασπίζομαι" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "amýnomai", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "αμύνομαι" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "yperamýnomai", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "υπεραμύνομαι" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ht", "lang": "Haitian Creole", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defann" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "hegén", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "הֵגֵן" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "rakṣā karnā", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "रक्षा करना" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "megvéd" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "véd" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verja" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "cosain" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "difendere" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "proteggere" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "alt": "まもる", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "mamoru", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "守る" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "alt": "ふせぐ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "fusegu", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "防ぐ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "qorğau", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "қорғау" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "kaa piə", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ការពារ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "bang'eohada", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "방어하다" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "korgoo", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "коргоо" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pǭng kan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ປ້ອງກັນ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "dēfendō" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "teneō" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "tutor" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "tueor" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "supersum" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defensō" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "aizstāvēt" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ginti" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "brani", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "брани" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zaštituva", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "заштитува" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "membela" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "wawao" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "whakangungu" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "whakawawao" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "xamgaalax", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "хамгаалах" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "d'fendre" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "forsvare" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verne" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "beskytte" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defendre" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "braniti", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "imperfective" ], "word": "бранити" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "bewerian" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "non", "lang": "Old Norse", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verja" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "modāfe'akawᶕl", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "مدافعه کول" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "defâ' kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "دفاع کردن" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "bronić" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defender" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "proteger" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "amachay" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "apăra" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaščiščátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "защища́ть" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaščitítʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "защити́ть" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oboronjátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обороня́ть" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oboronítʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "оборони́ть" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oberegátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "оберега́ть" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "beréčʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "бере́чь" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "rakṣati", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "रक्षति" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "imperfective" ], "word": "бранити" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Roman", "imperfective" ], "word": "braniti" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "brániť" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "braniti" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "korï-", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "коры-" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defender" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "försvara" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "värja" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "muhofizat kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "муҳофизат кардан" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "difoʾ kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "дифоъ кардан" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpɔ̂ng-gan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ป้องกัน" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "savunmak" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "korumak" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "goramak" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "penalamak" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "oboronjáty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обороня́ти" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "oboronýty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "оборони́ти" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zaxyščáty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "захища́ти" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zaxystýty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "захисти́ти" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "difā' karnā", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "دفاع کرنا" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "mudapi'e qilmaq", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "مۇداپىئە قىلماق" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "himoya qilmoq" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "mudofaa qilmoq" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "bảo vệ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "che chở" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "chống giữ" }, { "_dis1": "54 1 1 1 2 1 38 1 1", "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "amddiffyn" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "7 20 5 13 24 11 10 5 5", "kind": "other", "name": "Entries with translation boxes", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of." ], "id": "en-defend-en-verb-PXf2~837", "links": [ [ "support", "support" ], [ "vindicate", "vindicate" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To support by words or 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"sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "bewerian" }, { "code": "non", "lang": "Old Norse", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "verja" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "modāfe'akawᶕl", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "مدافعه کول" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "defâ' kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "دفاع کردن" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "bronić" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defender" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "proteger" }, { "code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "amachay" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "apăra" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaščiščátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "защища́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "zaščitítʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "защити́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oboronjátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обороня́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oboronítʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "оборони́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oberegátʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "оберега́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "beréčʹ", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "бере́чь" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "rakṣati", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "रक्षति" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "imperfective" ], "word": "бранити" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "Roman", "imperfective" ], "word": "braniti" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "brániť" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "braniti" }, { "code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "korï-", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "коры-" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "defender" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "försvara" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "värja" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "muhofizat kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "муҳофизат кардан" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "difoʾ kardan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "дифоъ кардан" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "bpɔ̂ng-gan", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "ป้องกัน" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "savunmak" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "korumak" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "goramak" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "penalamak" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "oboronjáty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "обороня́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "oboronýty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "оборони́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zaxyščáty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "захища́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "zaxystýty", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "захисти́ти" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "difā' karnā", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "دفاع کرنا" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "mudapi'e qilmaq", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "مۇداپىئە قىلماق" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "himoya qilmoq" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "mudofaa qilmoq" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "bảo vệ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "che chở" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "chống giữ" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "ward off attacks against", "word": "amddiffyn" } ], "word": "defend" }
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