Fend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

try to manage without help

withstand the force of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛnd/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɛnd/.

Examples

The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died
The trees resisted her
stand the test of time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resist stand

Parts of Speech

verb	try to manage without help “The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died”
verb	withstand the force of something “The trees resisted her”

Word Forms

resistant	adjective	incapable of absorbing or mixing with
stand	noun	a defensive effort
fender	noun	an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abwehren

Versuchen Sie, ohne Hilfe zurechtzukommen

🇫🇷French

repousser

essayez de vous débrouiller sans aide

🇪🇸Spanish

defenderse

intenta arreglártelas sin ayuda

🇮🇹Italian

difendersi

cercare di gestire senza aiuto

🇳🇱Dutch

afweren

probeer het zonder hulp te redden

🇵🇹Portuguese

defender

tente administrar sem ajuda

🇷🇺Russian

защищаться

попробуй обойтись без посторонней помощи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोकना

बिना सहायता के प्रबंधन करने का प्रयास करें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধ করা

সাহায্য ছাড়া পরিচালনা করার চেষ্টা করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

தடு

உதவி இல்லாமல் நிர்வகிக்க முயற்சி செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్షించు

సహాయం లేకుండా నిర్వహించడానికి ప్రయత్నించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रोखणे

मदतीशिवाय व्यवस्थापित करण्याचा प्रयत्न करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અટકાવવું

મદદ વિના વ્યવસ્થા કરવાનો પ્રયાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ಷಿಸು

ಸಹಾಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധിക്കുക

സഹായമില്ലാതെ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਕਣਾ

ਮਦਦ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

مدد کے بغیر انتظام کرنے کی کوشش کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抵御

尝试在没有帮助的情况下进行管理

🇯🇵Japanese

守る

助けを借りずになんとかしようとする

🇰🇷Korean

밀어 내다

도움 없이 관리하려고 노력하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chống đỡ

cố gắng quản lý mà không cần sự giúp đỡ

🇹🇭Thai

ปัดเป่า

พยายามจัดการโดยไม่ได้รับความช่วยเหลือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menangkis

cobalah untuk mengelola tanpa bantuan

🇵🇭Filipino

paglabanan

subukang pamahalaan nang walang tulong

🇲🇾Malay

menangkis

cuba uruskan tanpa bantuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صد

محاولة إدارة دون مساعدة

🇮🇷Persian

دفع کردن

سعی کنید بدون کمک مدیریت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

savunmak

yardım almadan idare etmeye çalış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְגוֹנֵן

לנסות להסתדר בלי עזרה

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