Definition of fend - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
self-reliancetake care of oneself without help
- He had to fend for himself after moving out.
2.
defenseward off or resist something
- She managed to fend off the difficult questions.
Noun
1.
managementDated effort to manage or copeDated
- He made a fend to solve the problem.
2.
supernaturalRare enemy or evil spiritRare
- The villagers feared the fend in the forest.
Expressions with fend
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take care of oneself without help
After losing his job, he had to fend for himself.
take care of oneself without help
After moving out, she had to fend for herself.
avoid dealing with something difficult or unpleasant
He fended off difficult questions about his past..
prevent an assault from happening
The security measures helped fend off an attack on the building.
ward off something unwanted or harmful
She used an umbrella to fend away the rain.
defend oneself and demonstrate truth
In the debate, she had to fend and prove her stance.
Origin of fend
Old English, fend (to defend)
Terms with fend included in their meaning
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defense
delay or fend off something unwanted
Australian rules football
fend off an opponent with an arm push
blocking
using a straight arm to block or fend off
blocking
using a straight arm to block or fend off
Examples of fend in a sentence
After the accident, he had to fend without any assistance. He tried to fend off the attacker with a stick. They had to fend off the competition to win the contract. Her daily fend was evident in her tired eyes. The fend required to balance work and study was immense. Legends spoke of a fend haunting the abandoned castle.
The fend was blamed for the mysterious disappearances.
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- French:se débrouiller, effort, ...
- German:alleine zurechtkommen, Versuch, ...
- Italian:cavarsela, tentativo, ...
- Spanish:defenderse, esfuerzo, ...
- Portuguese:virar-se, esforço, ...
- Chinese:自力更生, 应对, ...
- Japanese:やっていく, 努力, ...
- Arabic:دَبَّرَ نَفْسَه, جهد, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּדֵּר לְבַד, נִסָּיוֹן, ...
- Russian:заботиться о себе, усилие, ...
- Ukrainian:піклуватися, зусилля, ...
- Hindi:अपना गुज़ारा खुद करना, प्रबंधन, ...
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