How do you pronounce defends?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɛndz/.

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defends

/dɪfˈɛndz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

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friends ends dead-ends depends trends sends tends extends spends recommends intends attends

How do you pronounce defends?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɛndz/.
What does defends mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of defend

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