fend

F0077500 (fĕnd)v. fend·ed, fend·ing, fends v.tr.1. To ward off. Often used with off: fend off an attack.2. Archaic To defend.v.intr.1. To make an effort to resist: fend against the cold.2. To attempt to manage without assistance: had to fend for ourselves until we were rescued.

[Middle English fenden, short for defenden, to defend; see defend.]

fend

(fɛnd) vb1. (foll by: for) to give support (to someone, esp oneself); provide (for)2. (usually foll by: off) to ward off or turn aside (blows, questions, attackers, etc)3. (tr) archaic to defend or resist4. (intr) dialect Scot and Northern English to struggle; strivendialect Scot and Northern English a shift or effort[C13 fenden, shortened from defenden to defend]

fend

(fɛnd)

v.t. 1. to ward off (often fol. by off): to fend off blows. 2. Archaic. to defend. v.i. 3. to resist or make defense: to fend against poverty. 4. to provide; manage; shift: to fend for oneself. [1250–1300; Middle English fenden]

fend

Past participle: fended
Gerund: fending

Imperative
fend
fend

Present
I fend
you fend
he/she/it fends
we fend
you fend
they fend

Preterite
I fended
you fended
he/she/it fended
we fended
you fended
they fended

Present Continuous
I am fending
you are fending
he/she/it is fending
we are fending
you are fending
they are fending

Present Perfect
I have fended
you have fended
he/she/it has fended
we have fended
you have fended
they have fended

Past Continuous
I was fending
you were fending
he/she/it was fending
we were fending
you were fending
they were fending

Past Perfect
I had fended
you had fended
he/she/it had fended
we had fended
you had fended
they had fended

Future
I will fend
you will fend
he/she/it will fend
we will fend
you will fend
they will fend

Future Perfect
I will have fended
you will have fended
he/she/it will have fended
we will have fended
you will have fended
they will have fended

Future Continuous
I will be fending
you will be fending
he/she/it will be fending
we will be fending
you will be fending
they will be fending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fending
you have been fending
he/she/it has been fending
we have been fending
you have been fending
they have been fending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fending
you will have been fending
he/she/it will have been fending
we will have been fending
you will have been fending
they will have been fending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fending
you had been fending
he/she/it had been fending
we had been fending
you had been fending
they had been fending

Conditional
I would fend
you would fend
he/she/it would fend
we would fend
you would fend
they would fend

Past Conditional
I would have fended
you would have fended
he/she/it would have fended
we would have fended
you would have fended
they would have fended

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, contend, deal, make out - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
	2.	fend - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"resist, standfight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"remain firm, stand - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"

fend

verbfend for yourself look after yourself, support yourself, sustain yourself, take care of yourself, provide for yourself, make do, make provision for yourself, shift for yourself fend something or someone off1. deflect, resist, parry, avert, ward off, stave off, turn aside, hold or keep at bay He fended off questions from the Press.2. beat off, resist, parry, avert, deflect, repel, drive back, ward off, stave off, repulse, keep off, turn aside, hold or keep at bay He raised his hand to fend off the blow.

fend

verb1. To turn or drive away.Also used with off:beat off, keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off.2. Archaic. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm:defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward.3. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances:do, fare, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift.Informal: make out.Idioms: make do, make shift.

Translations

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fend

(fend) : fend for oneself to look after oneself. He is old enough to fend for himself.照料

fend

fend and prove

dated To argue and defend a point or opinion. I was forced to fend and prove my stance before the tribunal.See also: and, fend, prove

fend away

To turn away or deny; to keep something at bay; to fight or ward off. The governor fended away questions about his role in the money laundering scandal. I fended away the blows of my attackers.See also: away, fend

fend for (oneself)

To look after or take care of oneself without assistance from anyone else. Moving to a new country for college really made me learn to fend for myself. I won't be home from work until about 9 o'clock, so you and your sister will have to fend for yourselves for dinner. You're going to have to learn to fend for yourself before you head off to college.See also: fend

fend off

1. To fight off someone or something that is advancing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fend" and "off." What is the best way to fend off an attacker? Her bodyguards tried to fend off all the photographers, but there were too many.2. To try to prevent something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fend" and "off." Getting a flu shot will help you to fend off future illness.See also: fend, off

fend against (something)

To guard against or ward something off. That's why you get an alarm system—to fend against burglars.See also: fend

fend for oneself Go to shift for

oneself.See also: fend, go, shift

fend someone or something off

to hold someone or something off; to fight someone or something off. We knew we could fend them off only a little while longer. They could not fend off the attackers.See also: fend, off

shift for oneself

and fend for oneselfto get along by oneself; to support oneself. I'm sorry, I can't pay your rent anymore. You'll just have to shift for yourself. When I became twenty years old, I left home and began to fend for myself.See also: shift

shift for oneself

Also, fend for oneself. Provide for one's own needs, as in Don't worry about Anne; she's very good at shifting for herself, or The children had to fend for themselves after school. The first term, using shift in the now obsolete sense of "manage," was first recorded about 1513; the variant, using fend for in the sense of "look after," was first recorded in 1629. See also: shift

fend against

v. To protect from something: We wear heavy parkas to fend against the cold wind.See also: fend

fend for

v. To provide for, take care of, or defend someone without assistance: We watched the bear fending for her cubs as the hunters approached. I had to fend for myself when I arrived in Europe alone.See also: fend

fend off

v.1. To try to prevent something; avert something: To fend off cavities, brush your teeth regularly.2. To turn something aside; repel something: The troops fended the enemy off. My neighbor fended off the reporters who blocked her driveway.See also: fend, off

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phrase fend for yourself

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phrase fend something or someone off: deflect

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phrase fend something or someone off: beat off

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verb to turn or drive away

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verb to keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

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verb to progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances

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verb try to manage without help

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verb withstand the force of something

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