bránit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defend verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- hamper noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
- hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
- impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
- obstruct verb To block a path or passage so that things can't get through.
- prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
Senses
bránit is used for these senses in English:
- defend (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- hamper To impede in motion or progress.
- hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
- impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
- obstruct To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
- prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
defend — full definition
- verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- verb To speak or argue in support of someone or something being criticised.
- verb To represent an accused person in a legal case.
hamper — full definition
- noun A large basket with a lid, used to carry or store items such as laundry or food.
- verb To slow down or get in the way of someone's progress.