| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈfɛnd/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑧𐑯𐑛 |
| Catalan | defensar |
|---|---|
| Czech | bránit; hájit; obhajovat |
| Danish | forsvare |
| Dutch | verdedigen |
| English (Old English) | werian; awerian |
| Esperanto | defendi |
| Faeroese | verja |
| French | défendre |
| German | behaupten; verteidigen |
| Hungarian | véd; óv |
| Icelandic | varða |
| Italian | difendere |
| Latin | defendere |
| Papiamento | defendé |
| Polish | bronić |
| Portuguese | defender; proteger; pugnar por; resguardar |
| Romanian | apăra |
| Saterland Frisian | beschutsje; ferdäägenje; beskutsje |
| Spanish | defender |
| Swedish | försvara; värja; värna |
| Tagalog | magtanggól |
| West Frisian | ferdigenje |