wehren
to defend oneself, to resist
English translations
- 01
resist
- 02
defend
- 03
oppose
- 04
ward off
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich gegen etwas oder jemanden verteidigen oder Widerstand leisten.
- English meaning
- defend
- Synonym
- verteidigen, abwehren
- German example
- Er versuchte, sich gegen den Angriff zu wehren.
- English example
- He tried to defend himself against the attack.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich wehre du wehrst er/sie/es ich wehrt wir wehren ihr wehret sie wehren
- Past Participle
- ich habe gewehrt du hast gewehrt er/sie/es hat gewehrt wir haben gewehrt ihr habt gewehrt sie haben gewehrt
- Past
- ich wehrte du wehrtest er/sie/es wehrte wir wehrten ihr wehrtet sie wehrten
Related words
- bewehren
To defend oneself means to protect oneself against a danger or attack, to assert oneself, or to resist.
- bewehrend
Bewehend means to mourn, lament, or weep for something.
- abwehren
To fend off
- verwehren
Deny
- erwehren
To ward off
- entgegenschlagen
To counter means to react or respond to something with force or resistance.
- Raketenabwehr
Missile defense
- Gegenoffensive
Counteroffensive
- stremmen
To hurry
- parieren
to parry, to obey
- widerstehen
to resist
- abwenden
to avert
- sträuben
To resist
- abblocken
To block, to intercept
- entgegenwirken
Counteract
- untersagen
to prohibit, to forbid
- enterben
To disinherit
- abballern
To fire away, to shoot wildly
- herumballern
To shoot around, to fire indiscriminately
- etwas nicht auf sich sitzen lassen
To not take something lying down
- zurückschlagen
To strike back
- widerstreben
To resist, to be reluctant
- ankämpfen
To fight against means to resist something or someone with strength and determination.
- defensiv
Defensive
- verteidigend
Defensive means that you protect something or someone from attacks or criticism.
- abwehrbereit
Ready to defend
- apotropäisch
Apotropaic means designed to avert evil or bring good luck, often in the context of magic or religion.
- wehrig
Defensive, resistant
- wergen
To forbid
- Panzer
Tank
- Defensive
defensive
- blocken
To block
- Mottenkugel
Mothball
- Wehr
Weir
- Widerstand
Resistance means the act of opposing or fighting against something.
- Feuerwehr
Fire department
- Garnison
Garrison
- grätschen
To slide tackle, to straddle
- Immunsystem
immune system
- Bürgerwehr
A citizen militia is an organization of citizens who voluntarily join together to maintain security and order in their community.
- Abwehr
Defense
- Gest
Gesture
- Notwehr
Self-defense
- Flugabwehrkanone
Anti-aircraft gun
- Rückendeckung
backing, support
- Schutzhaft
Protective custody
Example sentences with “wehren”
Man muss sich gegen Ungerechtigkeit wehren. (One must defend oneself against injustice.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'wehren' always reflexive?
Almost always, yes. It is used as 'sich wehren' to mean resisting or fighting back.