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Synonyms for fend
fɛndfend
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Princeton's WordNet
fendverb
try to manage without help
"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#148 | support | |
#1778 | stand | |
#2490 | bear | |
#4562 | digest | |
#6848 | suffer | |
#7148 | protest | |
#7367 | refuse | |
#7838 | stomach | |
#8574 | reject | |
#8863 | brook | |
#9957 | resist | |
#12106 | abide | |
#17195 | dissent | |
#17899 | endure | |
#17963 | tolerate | |
#19121 | withstand | |
#29907 | defy | |
#39509 | jib | |
#40564 | fend | |
#53908 | balk | |
#197935 | baulk |
How to use fend in a sentence?
Honestly, it was all about not trying to fend them off.
The problem is where the Afghan forces have to fend for themselves, they're fine as long as they're being assisted and they're being provided air cover and things like that by Western forces. But it's when they're left to their own devices that they seem to struggle.
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.
I did talk to kids who were taking care of very tender age children themselves. There doesn't appear to be child care there, they're left to fend for themselves. Older kids are taking care of the babies.
You hear the stuff that he says and you just know you have to fend for yourself. He has no compassion.
Translations for fend
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- отклонявам, парирам, грижа сеBulgarian
- pitää huolta, pitää puolta, itse, pärjätä, torjua, selviytyäFinnish
- chống đỡVietnamese
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