In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.
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Fend
/fɛnd/
Synonyms for "fend" (92 found)
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Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfend for oneselffend offfend off a threatfend off attacksfend off infections
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesremain firmstand
Translations
11 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- грижа се verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
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)
- pärjätä verb (to take care of or responsibility for oneself)
- selviytyä 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)
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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Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.