The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of learning. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fend — fend … Dictionnaire des rimes
fend — [fend] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: defend] fend for yourself to look after yourself without needing help from other people ▪ The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away. fend off [fend sb/sth off] phr v 1.) to defend… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fend — Fend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.] To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; often with off; as, to fend off blows. [1913 Webster] With fern beneath to fend the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fend — ist der Familienname von Fritz Fend (1920–2000), deutscher Automobilkonstrukteur Helmut Fend (* 1940), österreichischer Pädagogikprofessor Werner Fend (1926–1997), österreichischer Lehrer, Jäger, Fotograf, Tierfilmer und Autor … Deutsch Wikipedia
fend — /fend/, v.t. 1. to ward off (often fol. by off): to fend off blows. 2. to defend. v.i. 3. to resist or make defense: to fend against poverty. 4. to parry; fence. 5. to shift; provide: to fend for oneself. [1250 1300; ME fenden, aph. var. of… … Universalium
fend — UK US /fend/ verb ● fend for yourself Cf. fend for yourself … Financial and business terms
fend — [ fend ] verb fend for yourself to look after yourself without help from anyone else ,fend off phrasal verb transitive to defend yourself against an attack a. to protect yourself from a criticism or difficulty by ignoring it or not dealing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fend — [fend] vt. [ME fenden, aphetic for defenden, DEFEND] Archaic to defend vi. to resist; parry fend for oneself to manage by oneself; get along without help fend off to ward off … English World dictionary
fend — [fend] verb fend for yourself fend sb off … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fend — ► VERB 1) (fend for oneself) look after and provide for oneself. 2) (fend off) defend oneself from (an attack or attacker). ORIGIN shortening of DEFEND(Cf. ↑defender) … English terms dictionary
