fend
US /fɛnd/
・UK /fend/
B2
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To try to manage for yourself without assistance
I can fend for myself; I don't need help
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- leave a whole bunch of people uninsured and let them fend for themselves, to let businesses
leave a whole bunch of people uninsured and let them fend for themselves, to let businesses
- One is to simply leave a whole bunch of people uninsured and let them fend for themselves, to let businesses figure out how long they can continue to pay premiums until finally they just give up and their workers are no longer getting insured.
One is to simply leave a whole bunch of people uninsured and let them fend for themselves, to let businesses figure out how long they can continue to pay premiums until finally they just give up and their workers are no longer getting insured.
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- He predicted years ago in a book that a pandemic would grind the world's supply chain to a halt and even called for ventilators to be manufactured in the thousands to fend off a virus like COVID-19.
He predicted years ago in a book that a pandemic would grind the world's supply chain to a halt and even called for ventilators to be manufactured in the thousands to fend off a virus like COVID-19.
- and even called for ventilators to be manufactured in the thousands to fend off a virus like COVID-19.
and even called for ventilators to be manufactured in the thousands to fend off a virus like COVID-19.
German Chancellor Merz meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Jerusalem | DW News
- What has happened since the rise of the Jewish state is that we have been able to fend off our enemies, and in order to do that we developed capacities that now enable us to reciprocate.
What has happened since the rise of the Jewish state is that we have been able to fend off our enemies, and in order to do that we developed capacities that now enable us to reciprocate.
- What has happened since the rise of the Jewish state is that we have been able to fend off our enemies.
What has happened since the rise of the Jewish state is that we have been able to fend off our enemies.
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- Erin is able to fend off her attackers and sets traps for them, revealing that she grew up in a survivalist cult.
Erin is able to fend off her attackers and sets traps for them, revealing that she grew up in a survivalist cult.
- Erin is able to fend off her attackers and sets traps for them, revealing that she grew up in a survivalist cult.
Erin is able to fend off her attackers and sets traps for them, revealing that she grew up in a survivalist cult.
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- They're used to help fend off carnivores.
They're used to help fend off carnivores.
- They're used to help fend off carnivores.
They're used to help fend off carnivores.
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- In the original Aladdin movie, when our hero is on Jasmine's balcony trying to fend off Raja the Tiger, you can actually hear him whisper, "Take off your clothes." Yes, this exists,
In the original Aladdin movie, when our hero is on Jasmine's balcony trying to fend off Raja the Tiger, you can actually hear him whisper, "Take off your clothes." Yes, this exists,
- is on Jasmine's balcony trying to fend off Rajah the tiger,
is on Jasmine's balcony trying to fend off Rajah the tiger,
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- But that's intentional as well because it's actually meant to fend off the bad luck as it's coming through this hole in the bottom of the building.
But that's intentional as well because it's actually meant to fend off the bad luck as it's coming through this hole in the bottom of the building.
- because it's actually meant to fend off the bad luck as it's coming through this
because it's actually meant to fend off the bad luck as it's coming through this
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- and Lily ended her life, so Phoebe and Ursula were left to fend for themselves in the streets,
and Lily ended her life, so Phoebe and Ursula were left to fend for themselves in the streets,
- left to fend for themselves in the streets, and it did not go well.
left to fend for themselves in the streets, and it did not go well.
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- Of course, nowadays, you won't be left in the wild alone to fend for yourself if you're not invited to a party.
Of course, nowadays, you won't be left in the wild alone to fend for yourself if you're not invited to a party.
- Of course, nowadays, you won't be left in the wild alone to fend for yourself if you're not invited to a party.
Of course, nowadays, you won't be left in the wild alone to fend for yourself if you're not invited to a party.
Haiti capital under gang control with residents in survival struggle | BBC News
- So of course they go join them Despite the government contracting in security reinforcements, for many it is too little, too late They've been left to fend for themselves, taking matters into their own hands We're not going to let them come here and kill us.
So of course they go join them Despite the government contracting in security reinforcements, for many it is too little, too late They've been left to fend for themselves, taking matters into their own hands We're not going to let them come here and kill us.
- They've been left to fend for themselves, taking matters into their own hands.
They've been left to fend for themselves, taking matters into their own hands.