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wehren

[ˈveːʁən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to defend oneself
  2. to prevent the spread of something, to fight
  3. to deny, to prevent someone from doing something
  4. To protect oneself against something or to stop it from happening.
Examples

Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren.

I only tried to defend myself.

Pronunciationˈveːʁən

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis verb is often used reflexively with 'sich'.

Status: Verified

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.