Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fend
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Fend
fend
I. verb Etymology: Middle English ~en, short for de~en Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. de~ 2. to keep or ward off ; repel — often used with off ~ off an invader 3. dialect British to provide for ; support intransitive verb 1. dialect British to make an effort ; struggle 2. a. to try to get along without help ; shift had to ~ for themselves b. to provide a livelihood II. noun Date: 1721 chiefly Scottish an effort or attempt especially for oneself
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v. 1 intr. (foll. by for) look after (esp. oneself). 2 tr. (usu. foll. by off) keep away; ward off (an attack etc.). Etymology: ME f. DEFEND FENDER n. 1 a low frame bordering a fireplace to keep in falling coals etc. 2 Naut. a piece of old cable, matting, etc., hung over a vessel's side to protect it against impact. 3 a a thing used to keep something off, prevent a collision, etc. b US a bumper or mudguard of a motor vehicle. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. отражать, парировать (также fend off) to fend off a blow —- парировать удар to fend off the inevitable disclosure —- постараться избежать неминуемого разоблачения to fend off difficult questions —- отмахиваться от трудных вопросов to fend smb. off from doing smth. —- не дать кому-л. возможности (помешать кому-л.) сделать что-л. 2. не подпускать; отгонять (также fend away) 3. (for) преим. шотл. заботиться (обыкн. о себе); добывать пропитание to fend for oneself and one's children —- кормить себя и семью I had to fend for myself since I was fourteen —- мне пришлось жить своим трудом с четырнадцати лет 4. уст. защищать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. отражать, отгонять; парировать (обыкн. fend off, fend away, fend from) Can you fend off the other boat with your pole? This soup will help you to fend off hunger for a time. It is our duty to fend off a thief from obtaining his gains. to fend for oneself - кое-как перебиваться; заботиться о себе ...Англо-русский словарь
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(fends, fending, fended) If you have to fend for yourself, you have to look after yourself without relying on help from anyone else. The woman and her young baby had been thrown out and left to fend for themselves. VERB: V for pron-refl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v fend for yourself to look after yourself without needing help from other people (The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.) fend sb/sth off phr v 1 to defend yourself against someone who is attacking you (A bag or briefcase can be used to fend off an attacker. | fending off the blows with his sword) 2 to deal with difficult questions, especially by avoiding answering them directly (I did my best to fend off his critical remarks.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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