verb#3,465 by frequency
wehren
/ˈveːʁən/
to defend oneself; to prevent the spread of something, to fight; to deny, to prevent someone from doing something
- er/sie/es
- wehrt
- past
- wehrte
- past participle
- gewehrt
Meanings
- 1
to defend oneself
Wir müssen denen helfen, die sich nicht wehren können.
We must help those who can't defend themselves.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Du hättest dich wehren müssen.
You should've resisted.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to prevent the spread of something, to fight
Tom weiß sich zu wehren.
Tom knows how to fight back.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Warum wehren sich Tom und Maria nicht?
Why aren't Tom and Mary fighting back?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
to deny, to prevent someone from doing something
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | wehre | wehrte |
| du | wehrst | wehrtest |
| er/sie/es | wehrt | wehrte |
| wir | wehren | wehrten |
| ihr | wehrt | wehrtet |
| sie/Sie | wehren | wehrten |