Information about the word defy (English → Esperanto: kontraŭstari)

Synonyms: confront, stand up to, withstand, oppose, offer resistance, resist, stand one’s ground

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈfaɪ̯/
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑲
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑁𐐴

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) defy(I) defied
(thou) defiest(thou) defiedst
(he) defies, defieth(he) defied
(we) defy(we) defied
(you) defy(you) defied
(they) defy(they) defied
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) defy (I) defied
(thou) defy(thou) defied
(he) defy(he) defied
(we) defy(we) defied
(you) defy(you) defied
(they) defy(they) defied
Imperative mood
defy
Participles
Present participlePast participle
defyingdefied

Usage samples

Dutch police have arrested more than 100 pro‐Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam after they defied a demonstration ban put in place in the wake of clashes between Israeli football fans and people in the city.

Translations

Afrikaansteenstaan
Catalancontrarestar; oposar‐se a
Dutchbezwaar hebben tegen; standhouden; weerstaan; zich verzetten; tegenstand bieden; verzet bieden
Esperantokontraŭstari
Frenchaffronter
Hungarianellenálló
Italianfar fronte a; opporsi a
Polishprzeciwstawiać się
Portugueseopor‐se; resistir
Russianартачиться
Spanishcontrarrestar; oponerse
Thaiทาน