How to pronounce defend in American English
“defend” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to defend the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“defend” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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defend themselves, to defend their territory, to defend their freedom.
State Department
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need to defend themselves.
The Obama White House
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defend a property so firefighting availability and capacities to to defend all structures is
FEMA
Words that sound like “defend”
Words one sound away from defend — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defend”
Why real speech
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