fend, v.
(fended, fending, fends)
(fended, fending, fends)
withstand the force of something
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
fend resist stand
sample sentences
"The trees resisted her""stand the test of time"
"The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
verb group
try to manage without help
<verb.social>
fend
sample sentences
"The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"verb frames
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym