How to pronounce defends in British English
“defends” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to defends the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“defends” in real sentences — British speakers
45 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Lorna Slater still defends.
The Scottish Parliament
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Nobody defends booing the England side.
UK Parliament
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It is now quite clear that the SNP Government defends dishonesty.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “defends”
Words one sound away from defends — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “defends”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of defends. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.