Antonyms for fend


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fend
Phonetic Transcription : fɛnd


Definition of fend

Origin :
  • late 13c., shortening of defend. To fend for oneself (1620s) is to see to one's own defense. Related: Fended; fending.
  • verb defend
Example sentences :
  • He has not put us into His Universe and left us to fend for ourselves.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I must tell you this: If you do this mad thing, you fend for yourself.
  • Extract from : « The Eldest Son (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • There were six of them, and after the death of her husband she had to fend for all.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • You know I am not particularly tender; I've had to strike and to fend off.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • "I don't know what you are talking about," I bluntly tried to fend off his implications.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • Teddy's duties would for the most part be to fend off from threatening rocks.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • Old Trull and Bonney caught up the pike-poles to fend off with.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
  • Insensibility was very near now, but with all the will that was hers she struggled to fend it off.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • There is always a score of men on board to steer and fend off the boat with poles.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • Am I responsible for those too shiftless to fend for themselves?
  • Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

Synonyms for fend

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