In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.
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Fend
//fɛnd//
Synonyms for "fend" (85 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- грижа се verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
- отклонявам verb (to defend, block or push away)
- парирам verb (to defend, block or push away)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 挡住 verb (to defend, block or push away)
Dutch
1 entries- zijn eigen boontjes doppen verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
Estonian
1 entries- tõrjuma verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
Finnish
4 entries- huolehtia itsestään verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
- pitää huolta itsestään verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
- pitää puolta verb (to defend, block or push away)
- pärjätä verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
French
1 entries- prendre soin de soi verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
German
2 entries- alleine auskommen verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
- für sich selbst sorgen verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
Māori
3 entries- matatā verb (to defend, block or push away)
- pārai verb (to defend, block or push away)
- whakangungu verb (to defend, block or push away)
Spanish
1 entries- valerse por sí mismo verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
They were left to fend for themselves.
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The children were left to fend for themselves.
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At a young age, I had to learn to fend for myself.
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