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fend for
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | fend for - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"defend, supportargue, reason - present reasons and argumentsapologise, rationalize, apologize, rationalise, justify, excuse - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"stick up, stand up - defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"uphold - stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals |
fend for
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: fendfend forv. 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: fendfend for
Related to fend for: fend for oneselfSynonyms for fend forverb argue or speak in defense ofSynonymsRelated Words- argue
- reason
- apologise
- rationalize
- apologize
- rationalise
- justify
- excuse
- stick up
- stand up
- uphold
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