fend

A verb used to indicate the act of defending oneself or managing without assistance, often in the phrase 'fend for oneself'.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по защите себя или ведению дел без посторонней помощи, часто во фразе 'fend for oneself' (заботиться о себе самостоятельно).

1. Defend or protect B2 formal

   To defend oneself against an attack or threat.

   • He had to fend off the attacker with a stick.
   • She fended off criticism with a calm response.
   • The soldiers fended off the enemy advance.

   🇷🇺Защищать

   Синонимы: defendguardparryprotectrepelresistshieldward offwithstand

2. Manage or cope B2 informal

   To look after oneself without help; to manage independently.

   • After moving out, he had to fend for himself.
   • She learned to fend for herself in the big city.
   • The children were left to fend for themselves during the summer.

   🇷🇺Справляться

   Синонимы: copeget bymake domanageshiftsurvive

• fended past participle
• fended past simple
• fending present participle
• fends third person singular

Фразовые варианты: fend forfend off