Defend oneself, resist, fight back - Wehren (The 2591st Most Common German Word)

The German word for Defend oneself, resist, fight back is Wehren. It can be used as verb. It is the 2591st most commonly used word in German, classified as a B2 word. This word often comes up when talking about society. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: defend oneself, resist, fight back

de German: wehren

Examples

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Very young children do not resist during the procedure. Sehr junge Kinder wehren sich während des Eingriffs nicht.
Stop resisting. Hör auf, dich zu wehren
I must resist. Ich muss mich wehren.
People are becoming dissatisfied and beginning to resist. Die Menschen werden unzufrieden und beginnen, sich zu wehren.
Saul's paintings tell stories, tend toward exaggeration, and resist unambiguous interpretation. Sauls Bilder erzählen Geschichten, neigen zur Übertreibung und wehren sich gegen eindeutige Lesarten.
The only possibility to resist this cruel practice ist public pressure. Die einzige Möglichkeit sich gegen diese grausame Praxis zu wehren ist öffentlicher Druck.
Open the bottle and don't even try to resist... Öffne das Fläschchen und versuch erst gar nicht, dich zu wehren...
The women and men citizens are beginning to resist. Bürgerinnen und Bürger beginnen sich zu wehren.

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Defend oneself, resist, fight back - Wehren (The 2591st Most Common German Word)
However, many people are beginning to resist. Doch viele beginnen sich zu wehren.
When innovation occurs, some things replace or displace others... People often resist such changes. Wenn Innovation auftritt, ersetzen oder verdrängen einige Sachen andere... Leute wehren sich häufig gegen solche Änderungen.
They are fighting against their comparatively low standard of living. Sie wehren sich gegen ihren vergleichsweise niedrigen Lebensstandard.
The people resisted their cruel ruler. Das Volk wehrte sich gegen seinen grausamen Herrscher.
Tom fought back. Tom wehrte sich.
I did not resist. Ich habe mich nicht gewehrt.
Resist the beginnings Wehret den Anfängen
Gilead resisted the generic approval before the German court. Gegen die generische Zulassung wehrte sich Gilead vor dem deutschen Gericht.
Crime seven, he resists arrest. Verbrechen Nummer sieben, er wehrt sich bei der Verhaftung.
Cornelius from Cameroon also resists the sanctions. Auch der Kameruner Cornelius wehrt sich gegen die Sanktionen.
He is defending himself similarly against the accusation of trademark infringement. Dieser wehrte sich ebenfalls gegen den Vorwurf der Markenrechtsverletzung.
I'm ready for fighting. Ich bin bereit für den Krieg.
He doesn't like fighting. Er kämpft nicht gern.

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Defend oneself, resist, fight back - Wehren (The 2591st Most Common German Word)

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