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apăra
to defend /apəˈra/
verb#1548 most common
Also: to protect, to guard, to stand up for
Example sentences
Câinele apără casa.
The dog guards the house.
Trebuie să ne apărăm drepturile.
We must defend our rights.
Avocatul o apără pe clienta sa în instanță.
The lawyer defends his client in court.
Soldații au apărat orașul cu curaj.
The soldiers defended the city bravely.
Ea și-a apărat teza de doctorat cu succes.
She successfully defended her doctoral thesis.
Guvernul a fost criticat pentru modul în care a apărat interesele minorităților.
The government was criticized for how it defended the interests of minorities.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | apăr | apărai | voi apăra |
| 2sg | aperi | apărași | vei apăra |
| 3sg | apără | apără | va apăra |
| 1pl | apărăm | apărarăm | vom apăra |
| 2pl | apărați | apărarăți | veți apăra |
| 3pl | apără | apărară | vor apăra |
Word family
apăraredefense, protection
apărătordefender; defensive
apăratdefended, protected
neapăratabsolutely, without failEtymology
Apăra comes from Latin apparare, built from ad- ("toward") and parare ("to prepare, make ready"). Over time the sense narrowed from general preparation to preparing oneself against an attack, which gave the modern meaning "to defend, protect." The same Latin parare also produced French parer ("to ward off, parry") and English parry, which explains why defending and warding off a blow share a root.
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