What does defender mean?
defender means to defend, to protect, to hold down in English. It is a irregular -er verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to stand up for, to stick up for; to uphold.
Spanish verb guide
Defender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn defender, meaning to defend, to protect, to hold down, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-ergerund: defendiendoparticiple: defendido
Principal forms of defender
- Infinitive
- defender
- Gerund
- defendiendo
- Past participle
- defendido
Defender conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | defiendo | defendí | defendía | defenderé |
| tú | defiendes | defendiste | defendías | defenderás |
| él / ella / usted | defiende | defendió | defendía | defenderá |
| nosotros/as | defendemos | defendimos | defendíamos | defenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | defienden | defendieron | defendían | defenderán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.
Examples with defender
Defendían sus ideas a toda costa.Defend your ideas at all costs.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La Marina defiende nuestras costas.The navy defends our seacoast.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ellos defendieron a su país de los invasores.They defended their country against the invaders.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate defender for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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