defends
Saydi-FENDZ/dɪˈfɛndz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of defend.
The lawyer defends clients who cannot afford private representation.
A thick stone wall defends the old city from invaders.
Note
The -s form carries every meaning of defend, and the grammar shifts with them. With an object it guards, argues or represents: she defends the city, the paper defends the policy, counsel defends the accused. Without one it belongs to sport. A side that defends concentrates on stopping the other team scoring, and in cricket a batter who defends blocks rather than attacks, wearing the bowlers down.
defends is a form of defend
defend, verb: To fight to protect someone or something from attack; to guard against harm. Full entry
- Spelling
- defend → defends: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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