fend
verbEtymology
From Middle English fenden (“defend, fight, prevent”), shortening of defenden (“defend”), from Old French deffendre (Modern French défendre), from Latin dēfendō (“to ward off”), from dē- + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“strike, kill”).
Definitions
To take care of oneself
To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- The planet was full of creatures in need, who could not really fend, and the law was at its best when it ensured that they were treated with dignity.
To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for)
To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off).
- With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.
- He fends, he blocks, too skillful to be downed.
- “[…] My age is lot like yours. Lone women do not fare well. If I were not there to fend for you, you—”
Self-support
Self-support; taking care of one's own well-being.
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An enemy
An enemy; fiend; the Devil.
The neighborhood
Derived
fend and prove, fend away, fender, fend for oneself, fend off, forfend
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