wehren

/ˈveːʁən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
wehrt sich
past
wehrte sich
perfect
hat sich gewehrt

Meaning

  1. to defend oneself, to resist (sich wehren)

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

bekämpfen

Sich wehren is to resist or defend oneself, a reaction to something; bekämpfen is to actively fight against something, which can be proactive.

Similar in other languages

English

oppose

Close — to defend oneself, to resist relates to opposing.

Practice

1 What does wehren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ sich gegen den Angriff.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wehren?

verbreflexive

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