defect
To abandon or turn againstTo abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
» They checked the machine for defects.
Sie überprüften die Maschine auf Mängel.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.
überlaufen, sich zurückziehen, aussteigen
изменя́тьizmenjátʹ, дезерти́роватьdezertírovatʹ
To desert one's army, to flee from combat.
desertieren
дезерти́роватьdezertírovatʹ
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
To join the enemy army.
überlaufen
переходи́ть на сто́рону проти́вникаperexodítʹ na stóronu protívnika
To flee one's country and seek asylum.
Examples
71 sentencesThey checked the machine for defects.
deSie überprüften die Maschine auf Mängel. — tatomeimei
Why have you not inquired about the cause of the defect?
deWarum hast du nicht nach der Ursache des Defekts gefragt? — al_ex_an_der
Tom has a heart defect.
Tom has defected.
Manufacturers are liable for defects in their products.
Виробники є відповідальними за дефекти в їхніх виробах. — ChickenKiev
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literallyBorrowed from Latin defectus (“a failure, lack”), from deficere (“to fail, lack, literally 'undo'”), from past participle defectus, from de- (“of, from”) + facere (“to do”).
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Forms
defects, defecting, defected, defectedSynonyms
1 synonyms- desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army:desert
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle