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fend
[fend]
verb (used with object)
to ward off (often followed byoff ).
to fend off blows.
to defend.
verb (used without object)
to resist or make defense.
to fend against poverty.
to parry; fence.
to shift; provide.
to fend for oneself.
Synonyms:
fend
/ ´ÚÉ›²Ô»å /
verb
to give support (to someone, esp oneself); provide (for)
to ward off or turn aside (blows, questions, attackers, etc)
archaicÌý(tr) to defend or resist
dialectÌý(intr) to struggle; strive
noun
dialectÌýa shift or effort
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- unfended adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fend1
Example Sentences
He made an encouraging start to this match, fending off a break point before securing the break himself at 3-3.
Instead, that polarity motif is more thrillingly captured when Eve fends off a flamethrower with a fire hose.
So when a hack comes along that says it can "cure", or at the very least fend off a migraine, people will try it.
Wednesday’s forum, organized by the nonprofit advocacy group Free Press, was punctuated with pleas from professors, journalists and community advocates for help in fending off Trump’s attacks.
There was the Root drop off Stokes and, later, he fended Tongue to the swooping Pope at short leg off a no-ball.
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When To Use
Fend is a verb that means to force back. Fend can also mean to provide for or support. Fend has a few other senses as a verb.Fend means to force back or repel someone or something. In this sense, fend is almost always followed by the word off. This sense of fend can be used literally or figuratively. Usually, you would try to fend off something unpleasant or harmful.
- Real-life examples: Cows often have to fend off swarms of flies and gnats that try to bite them. A celebrity’s bodyguard may need to fend off excited fans that are trying to get too close. A business owner will fend off competition.
- Used in a sentence: An alpha wolf must fend off any younger wolves that try to attack it or its pups.
- Real-life examples: People trapped on a deserted island must fend for themselves. Siblings may have to fend for each other when their parents can’t even fend for themselves.
- Used in a sentence: She never knew her parents and had to fend for herself since she was a child.
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