English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "verdedig" is om teen skade of gevaar te beskerm, om teen aanval te waak, om iets te ondersteun of te regverdig, of om as 'n prokureur vir iemand in 'n regsaak op te tree.

Sentence Examples

  1. Although I could defend myself, two women had already been killed.
  2. But I could feel all eyes on me as I went to the kitchen, and could scarcely defend myself when the proprietor, Eileen, sought my version of events.
  3. How was I going to defend myself if my touch only enabled him?
  4. Charlie held the wrench up across his chest ready to defend himself when the elevator doors opened.
  5. A hundred of his soldiers had placed themselves in a position to defend the station, should the Sioux attack it.
  6. The full force of the impact hit him, and he was helpless to defend against it.
  7. Harry could not escape now, he had to defend himself.
  8. Within minutes the dead themselves were the blockade, and the men forced forward were crushed into the narrow street, unable to defend themselves, and with no space to draw a sword they were trampled, or if they made it to the front they were hacked down by the men manning the barricades.
  9. If you cannot defend yourself when a demon is bearing down on you, you will die.
  10. Then I struggled with my former mother-in-law to defend my position on why Emma needed to be with me until I finished my temporary teaching assignment.

TV Series Examples

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GOT-01-04

What, we can't defend

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GOT-01-09

l swore to protect and defend his children.

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GOT-01-04

- You're going to have to defend yourself.

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GOT-01-07

and sworn to defend the king's peace.