Verb
abwehren
to fend off, to block
B1
rank #10,309
Meanings
Verb
- to fend off, to block
- to fend off, to repel, to keep away
- to refuse, to say no
- to deflect (change the path of a shot or throw by unwittingly touching the ball)
In a sentence
Der Torwart wehrte den harten Schuss stark ab.
The keeper did well to block the fierce shot.
Forms
abwehrenwehrt abwehrte abhat abgewehrt+ Akkusativseparable