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.]

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verb

1. To turn or drive away. beat off, keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off. See allow/prevent, strike/miss.
2. To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. See attack/defend.
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. See thrive/fail/exist.

v

Definition: defend
Antonyms: surrender, yield

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: try to manage without help

Meaning #2: withstand the force of something
  Synonyms: resist, stand

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forsvare, undgå
v. intr. - kæmpe, klare sig selv

idioms:

• fend for    klare sig
• fend off    afværge

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdedigen, zich redden, ondersteunen (geld), zwoegen, de kost winnen, inspanning (m.n. voor zichzelf)

Français (French)
v. tr. - parer, détourner (un coup)
v. intr. - se débrouiller

idioms:

• fend for    se débrouiller, (tout seul)
• fend off    parer (un coup), repousser (une attaque), écarter (une question)

Deutsch (German)
v. - abwehren, sich durchschlagen

idioms:

• fend for    für jmdn. sorgen, durchkommen
• fend off    abwehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποκρούω, αποφεύγω (πλήγματα κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• fend for    φροντίζω
• fend off    αποκρούω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• fend for    badare a
• fend off    respingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cuidar de si próprio, aparar

idioms:

• fend for    defender-se
• fend off    evitar

Русский (Russian)
добывать пропитание, парировать

idioms:

• fend for    заботиться о, кормить
• fend off    избежать, помешать, отгонять, парировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - defender
v. intr. - defenderse

idioms:

• fend for    mantener, sustentar
• fend off    rechazar, desviar, repeler

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvärja

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
保护, 供养, 谋生, 努力, 力争, 照料

idioms:

• fend for    照料
• fend off    挡开

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 保護, 供養, 謀生
v. intr. - 努力, 供養, 力爭, 照料

idioms:

• fend for    照料
• fend off    擋開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 막다, 지키다
v. intr. - 막다 , 저항하다

idioms:

• fend for    이럭저럭 꾸려나가다
• fend off    (칼등을) 받아 넘기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 受け止める, 身を守る, やりくりする

idioms:

• fend for    養う, やりくりする
• fend off    かわす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصون , يقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נשמר מפני‬
v. intr. - ‮דאג ל-‬

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