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See also: Wehren
German
Etymology
From Middle High German weren, from Old High German werien, from Proto-West Germanic *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
wehren (weak, third-person singular present wehrt, past tense wehrte, past participle gewehrt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to defend oneself [with gegen (+ accusative) ‘against someone/something’]
- sich gegen Vorwürfe wehren ― to defend oneself against accusations
- Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren. ― I only tried to defend myself.
- (archaic) to prevent the spread of something, to fight [with dative]
- Synonym: bekämpfen
- Wehret den Anfängen!
- Do not let it take hold! / Nip it in the bud!
- (literally, “Fight the beginnings!”)
- (obsolete, transitive) to deny, to prevent someone from doing something
- Synonym: verwehren
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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- Wehrhoheit
- Wehrkirche
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- Wehrmann
- Wehrpflicht
- Wehrstachel
- Wehrübung
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