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  1. fendverb

    try to manage without help

    "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

    Synonyms:
    resist, stand

  2. resist, stand, fendverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    jib, put up, baulk, reject, stand, stand firm, resist, abide, support, hold out, withstand, stomach, digest, suffer, balk, brook, dissent, stick out, tolerate, remain firm, place upright, endure, stand up, bear, defy, refuse, protest

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  1. fendverb

    Synonyms:
    ward off, avoid, parry

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How to use fend in a sentence?

  1. De Blasio:

    As a proud Italian-American, I am deeply troubled by the lack of action by the European Union and the way that Italy has been left to fend for itself very unfairly, europe can't decide to be unified some of the time and ignore important issues at other times.

  2. Aaron Ring:

    It's a two-edge sword, antibodies are crucial to fend off infection, but some COVID-19 patients also develop antibodies that damage their own cells and tissues.

  3. Elizabeth Warren:

    Regulators need to rely on more than luck to fend off risks to the financial system.

  4. Shyam Saran:

    No one man is in charge. It’s a negotiating team, sometimes the India team does get preoccupied by having to fend off all these attacks, but they will not buckle under finger pointing from a small group of Western countries.

  5. Andy Blue:

    This is why we work so hard for every single patient who comes through our doors — so they can return to the wild and thrive in their natural habitat, this little fighter went from emaciated with severe burns to becoming a feisty predator who will be able to fend for herself in nature. We are thrilled !


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  • отклонявам, парирам, грижа сеBulgarian
  • pitää huolta, pitää puolta, itse, pärjätä, torjua, selviytyäFinnish
  • chống đỡVietnamese

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