What does fend for mean?
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fend for
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Princeton's WordNet
defend, support, fend forverb
argue or speak in defense of
"She supported the motion to strike"
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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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fend for in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fend for in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of fend for in a Sentence
Democrats are painting Republican Senate candidates in upcoming elections and midterms as cruel and out of touch, well, apparently Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is content to leave them out to dry and fend for themselves.
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.
We in Texas have been left to our own devices to fend for ourselves, just like we're some outpost somewhere along some territory that the federal government doesn't care about anymore, it's not like it was with President Trump. He cared about Texas. He stepped up to Texas. He built the wall in Texas.
The problem is where the Afghan forces have to fend for themselves, they're fine as long as they're being assisted and they're being provided air cover and things like that by Western forces. But it's when they're left to their own devices that they seem to struggle.
I did talk to kids who were taking care of very tender age children themselves. There doesn't appear to be child care there, they're left to fend for themselves. Older kids are taking care of the babies.
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