What does fend for mean?

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fend for

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defend, support, fend forverb

    argue or speak in defense of

    "She supported the motion to strike"

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  1. fend for

    To "fend for" generally means to take care of and support oneself without any assistance from others. This includes providing for one's own needs and necessities, such as food, shelter, and safety.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fend for in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fend for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fend for in a Sentence

  1. Brandon Allen:

    You hear the stuff that he says and you just know you have to fend for yourself. He has no compassion.

  2. Ismail Shahine:

    Everyone today is waiting for the start of the coming month, for the deadline that Erdogan gave the regime to withdraw, i am expecting that they will make a move and not leave the Syrian people to fend for themselves.

  3. Mikhail Velichko:

    All security forces and the regional administration were evacuated in advance. Ukraines Kherson was abandoned, this not only led to the absence of Ukrainian authorities in the regional center, but also endangered the safety of the residents of Ukraines Kherson, who were left to fend for themselves.

  4. Kunal Atit:

    Mike Garcia has made it clear from the start that Mike Garcia is in lockstep with Donald Trump and will put Trump's needs before the district, leaving CA-25 residents to' fend for themselves,' now Mike Garcia is working with the President to weave baseless conspiracy theories to disenfranchise African American and Latino voters and cast doubt on the integrity of our election. This behavior shows just how out of touch Mike Garcia is with our values.

  5. Justice Ginsburg:

    Supreme Court leaves women workers to fend for themselves, to seek contraceptive coverage from sources other than their employer's insurer, and, absent another available source of funding, to pay for contraceptive services out of their own pockets.

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    applied to a fish depicted horizontally
    A tantamount
    B naiant
    C lacerate
    D inexpiable

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