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(Ind. Present 1.sg.): dēfendō
Active Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
dēféndere
Present participle:
dēfendēns; dēfendéntis
Future participle:
dēfēnsúrus
Gerund:
dēfendéndum
Gerundive:
dēfendéndus
Passive Nominal Forms
Infinitive:
dēféndere
Perfect participle:
dēfēnsum
Active
Indicative
Present
| ego | dēfendō |
| tū | dēfendis |
| is | dēfendit |
| nōs | dēféndimus |
| vōs | dēfénditis |
| iī | dēfendunt |
Imperfect
| ego | dēfendḗbam |
| tū | dēfendḗbās |
| is | dēfendḗbat |
| nōs | dēfendēbā́mus |
| vōs | dēfendēbā́tis |
| iī | dēfendḗbant |
I Future
| ego | dēfendam |
| tū | dēfendēs |
| is | dēfendet |
| nōs | dēfendḗmus |
| vōs | dēfendḗtis |
| iī | dēfendent |
Perfect
| ego | dēfendī |
| tū | dēfendístī |
| is | dēfendit |
| nōs | dēfendimus |
| vōs | dēfendístis |
| iī | dēfendḗrunt |
Pluperfect
| ego | dēfénderam |
| tū | dēfénderās |
| is | dēfénderat |
| nōs | dēfenderā́mus |
| vōs | dēfenderā́tis |
| iī | dēfénderant |
II Future
| ego | dēfénderō |
| tū | dēfénderis |
| is | dēfénderit |
| nōs | dēfendérimus |
| vōs | dēfendéritis |
| iī | dēfénderint |
Subjunctive
Present
| ego | dēfendam |
| tū | dēfendās |
| is | dēfendat |
| nōs | dēfendā́mus |
| vōs | dēfendā́tis |
| iī | dēfendant |
Imperfect
| ego | dēfenderem |
| tū | dēfenderēs |
| is | dēfenderet |
| nōs | dēfenderḗmus |
| vōs | dēfenderḗtis |
| iī | dēfenderent |
Perfect
| ego | dēfénderim |
| tū | dēfénderis |
| is | dēfénderit |
| nōs | dēfendérimus |
| vōs | dēfendéritis |
| iī | dēfénderint |
Pluperfect
| ego | dēfendíssem |
| tū | dēfendíssēs |
| is | dēfendísset |
| nōs | dēfendissḗmus |
| vōs | dēfendissḗtis |
| iī | dēfendíssent |
II Imperative
| tū | dēfénditō |
| is | dēfénditō |
| vōs | dēfenditṓte |
| iī | dēfendúntō |
Passive
Indicative
Present
| ego | dēfendor |
| tū | dēfénderis |
| is | dēfénditur |
| nōs | dēféndimur |
| vōs | dēfendíminī |
| iī | dēfendúntur |
Imperfect
| ego | dēfendḗbar |
| tū | dēfendēbā́ris |
| is | dēfendēbā́tur |
| nōs | dēfendēbā́mur |
| vōs | dēfendēbā́minī |
| iī | dēfendēbántur |
I Future
| ego | dēfendar |
| tū | dēfendḗris |
| is | dēfendḗtur |
| nōs | dēfendḗmur |
| vōs | dēfendḗminī |
| iī | dēfendéntur |
Perfect
| ego | dēfēnsus sum |
| tū | dēfēnsus es |
| is | dēfēnsus est |
| nōs | dēfēnsī sumus |
| vōs | dēfēnsī estis |
| iī | dēfēnsī sunt |
Pluperfect
| ego | dēfēnsus eram |
| tū | dēfēnsus erās |
| is | dēfēnsus erat |
| nōs | dēfēnsī erāmus |
| vōs | dēfēnsī erātis |
| iī | dēfēnsī erant |
II Future
| ego | dēfēnsus erō |
| tū | dēfēnsus eris |
| is | dēfēnsus erit |
| nōs | dēfēnsī erimus |
| vōs | dēfēnsī eritis |
| iī | dēfēnsī erunt |
Subjunctive
Present
| ego | dēfendar |
| tū | dēfendā́ris |
| is | dēfendā́tur |
| nōs | dēfendā́mur |
| vōs | dēfendā́minī |
| iī | dēfendā́ntur |
Imperfect
| ego | dēfenderer |
| tū | dēfenderḗris |
| is | dēfenderḗtur |
| nōs | dēfenderḗmur |
| vōs | dēfenderḗminī |
| iī | dēfenderḗntur |
Perfect
| ego | dēfēnsus sim |
| tū | dēfēnsus sīs |
| is | dēfēnsus sit |
| nōs | dēfēnsī sīmus |
| vōs | dēfēnsī sītis |
| iī | dēfēnsī sint |
Pluperfect
| ego | dēfēnsus essem |
| tū | dēfēnsus essēs |
| is | dēfēnsus esset |
| nōs | dēfēnsī essēmus |
| vōs | dēfēnsī essētis |
| iī | dēfēnsī essent |
Verbs conjugated like 'defendo'
accendo,
adverto,
animadverto,
antecello,
anteverto,
apprehendo,
ascendo,
avello,
averto,
avorto,
bibo,
combibo,
commemino,
comprehendo,
comprendo,
conscendo,
convello,
converto,
convorto,
defendo, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'defendo'
defenso,
defundo,
dependo,
detendo,
decedo,
defero,
definio,
delenio,
demando,
dependeo,
Translations
guard, to protect from some offence
protect, to keep safe
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *de
3. Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
5. Proto-Italic *dē
6. Latin dē
7. Latin dē-
8. Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-
9. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰeti
11. Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéndʰeti
12. Proto-Italic *xʷendō
13. Proto-Italic *fendō
14. Latin *fendō
15. Latin dēfendo
16. From dē- + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“to strike, to kill”). Compare offendō.
Verbs referencing "defendo"
Ladino defender, Maltese
ddefenda.
Additional Information
Cognates
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Sample Sentences
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erubui enim petere regem auxilium et equites qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via quia dixeramus regi manus Dei nostri est super omnes qui quaerunt eum in bonitate et imperium eius et fortitudo eius et furor super omnes qui derelinquunt eum
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audiet enim te et custodiet te et quasi defendens peccatum odiet te et sic aderit tibi semper
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post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath qui percussit de Philisthim sescentos viros vomere et ipse quoque defendit Israhel
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et dixerunt ad eum seniores Iabes concede nobis septem dies ut mittamus nuntios in universos terminos Israhel et si non fuerit qui defendat nos egrediemur ad te
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hic stetit in medio agri et defendit eum cumque percussisset Philistheos dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo
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tunc indignatus est Nabuchodonosor rex ad omnem terram illam et iuravit per regnum et thronum suum quod defenderet se de omnibus regionibus his
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anno tertiodecimo Nabuchodonosor regis vicesima et secunda die mensis primi factum est verbum in domo Nabuchodonosor regis Assyriorum ut defenderet se
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si autem non est offensio populi huius coram Deo suo non poterimus resistere illis quoniam Deus eorum defendet illos et erimus in obprobrium universae terrae
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quoniam prophetasti nobis dicens quod gens Israhel defendatur a Deo suo ut ostendam tibi quia non est deus nisi Nabuchodonosor
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sed filii Ammon et Moab accesserunt ad Holofernem dicentes filii Israhel non in lancea nec in sagitta confidunt sed montes defendunt illos et muniunt illos colles in praecipitio constituti
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redemptor eorum Fortis Dominus exercituum nomen eius iudicio defendet causam eorum ut exterreat terram et commoveat habitatores Babylonis
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ideo accipient regnum decoris et diadema speciei de manu Domini quoniam dextera sua teget eos et brachio suo defendet illos
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discite benefacere quaerite iudicium subvenite oppresso iudicate pupillo defendite viduam
Vulgate Verses
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(I Paralipomenon 11:14) hic stetit in medio agri et defendit eum cumque percussisset Philistheos dedit Dominus salutem magnam populo suo And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance.
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(Esdras 8:22) erubui enim petere regem auxilium et equites qui defenderent nos ab inimico in via quia dixeramus regi manus Dei nostri est super omnes qui quaerunt eum in bonitate et imperium eius et fortitudo eius et furor super omnes qui derelinquunt eum For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
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(Judith 6:2) quoniam prophetasti nobis dicens quod gens Israhel defendatur a Deo suo ut ostendam tibi quia non est deus nisi Nabuchodonosor
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(Judith 7:8) sed filii Ammon et Moab accesserunt ad Holofernem dicentes filii Israhel non in lancea nec in sagitta confidunt sed montes defendunt illos et muniunt illos colles in praecipitio constituti
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(Judices 3:31) post hunc fuit Samgar filius Anath qui percussit de Philisthim sescentos viros vomere et ipse quoque defendit Israhel And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
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( 16:51) sic zelabitur iustitia iniquitatem cum exornat se, et accusat eam in faciem, cum venerit qui defendat exquirentem omnem peccatum super terram.
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(I Samuel 11:3) et dixerunt ad eum seniores Iabes concede nobis septem dies ut mittamus nuntios in universos terminos Israhel et si non fuerit qui defendat nos egrediemur ad te And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.