Definitions for fend
fɛndfend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fendverb

   try to manage without help

   "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"

2. resist, stand, fendverb

   withstand the force of something

   "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Fendverb

   To keep off; to shut out.

   Etymology: from desend.

   Spread with straw the bedding of thy fold,
   With fern beneath, to fend the bitter cold. John Dryden, Virgil.

2. To Fendverb

   To dispute; to shift off a charge.

   The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend and prove with them, passes for a great part of learning; but it is learning distinct from knowledge. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fend

   To fend is to take care of and provide for oneself, without any help from others, often by defending oneself or resisting something. It can also mean to attempt to manage or deal with something in a defensive manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fendnoun

   a fiend

2. Fendverb

   to keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows

3. Fendverb

   to act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off

4. Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. defend.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fend

   fend, v.t. to ward off: to shut out: to defend.—v.i. to offer resistance: to make provision for.—n. self-support, the shift one makes for one's self.—adj. Fend′y, shifty. [Abbrev. of defend.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fend

   An aphæresis from defend; to ward off.

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1. FEND

   What does FEND stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FEND acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FEND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fend is ranked #101247 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fend surname appeared 178 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fend.
   
   93.2% or 166 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Cope
   • Oppose

How to pronounce fend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fend in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of fend in a Sentence

1. Matt Runko:

   He's pretty confident he's got enough water and resources over there to fend New South Wales off.

2. De Blasio:

   As a proud Italian-American, I am deeply troubled by the lack of action by the European Union and the way that Italy has been left to fend for itself very unfairly, europe can't decide to be unified some of the time and ignore important issues at other times.

3. Aileen Marty:

   The use of these gases is very serious... because it damages the airways, it damages the exact airways that our bodies need to fend off this virus.

4. Jasper Lawler:

   Brent crude above $35 per barrel and copper above $2 per pound should be enough to fend off commodity sector bears into the year end.

5. Nikki Tate:

   Learning how to fend for Nikki Tate and gaining a skill set that not many can do was something I felt very proud of, when I first learned how to hunt, I was n’t excited about the thrill of killing something. I was excited knowing I would be able to harvest my own food and provide for Nikki Tate. It’s a great feeling.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fend
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fend
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fend
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fend
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fend
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html