fend for

Found in thesaurus: argue, reason

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fend for

fend for
v : argue or speak in defense of; "she supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support]





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fend for
f. bakmak, sağlamak

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fend for

Verb
1. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
(synonym) defend, support
(hypernym) argue, reason
(hyponym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise


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अपना प्रबंद करना
[ apanā prabaṁda karanā || apana praband karana ]
(V,M,link,CV,Va)
fend for
(icl>manage oneself)

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fend for + Reflexivo
(v.) = arreglárselas solo, valerse por sí mismo, defenderse por uno mismo, buscarse la vida, valérselas solo, ingeniárselas solo, averiguárselas solo.
Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
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* fend off = esquivar, eludir, rechazar, repeler.