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ele defendeu

defended, stood up for

→ defender
defend to defend, to protect + eu 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #21,422
defended, stood up for In the first two sentences, the reflexive form defendeu-se means “defended oneself.”
PO: Ela defendeu o amigo na reunião.
EN: She defended her friend at the meeting.
Conjugation of defender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First defendi defendemos
Third defendeu —

Você se defendeu?

Did you defend yourself?

— O Ladrão (1997)

Tom defendeu Mary.

Tom defended Mary.

Meu pai logo defendeu a honra de minha mãe.

My father quickly defended my mother's honor.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Por que me defendeu?

Why did you defend me?

— Avatar: O Caminho da Água (2022)

Você me defendeu.

You defended me.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Ninguém me defendeu.

No one defended me.

Geeta defendeu bem.

Geeta defended well.

— Dangal (2016)

Por que você não estabilizou o seu lado esquerdo do corpo e se defendeu?

Why didn't you stabilize the left side of your body and defend yourself?

— Dangal (2016)

A Nicole se defendeu?

Did Nicole defend herself?

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Eu nunca vou te perdoar porque você não me defendeu na reunião.

I will never forgive you because you didn't defend me at the meeting.

Então, por que não se defendeu?

So why didn’t you defend yourself?

— O Sol Enganador (1994)

O Duque de Exeter defendeu bravamente a ponte.

The Duke of Exeter bravely defended the bridge.

— Henrique V (1989)

Foi você quem os defendeu.

It was you who defended them.

— A Maldição da Flor Dourada (2006)

Por que não se defendeu?

Why didn't he defend himself?

— Grave (2017)

Acha que ela se defendeu?

Do you think she defended herself?

— Justiça Artificial (2026)