Fend

Definitions: Fend

Fend

Verb

1. Try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died".

2. Withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow".

Date "fend" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

Synonyms: Fend

Synonyms: resist (v), stand (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Defense	Verb: defend, forfend, fend; shield, screen, shroud; engarrison; fend round; (circumscribe); fence, entrench, intrench; guard; (keep safe); guard against; take care of; (vigilance); bear harmless; fend off, keep off, ward off, beat off, beat back; hinder.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Fend

English words defined with "fend": fend for, fend off, Fended, Fending, Forefend ♦ resist ♦ stand. (references)

Specialty definitions using "fend": cracked olive ♦ Exit King/Exit Queen ♦ KISS Principle. (references)

Etymologies containing "fend": Fender, Forefend, Forfend. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Fend" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

French (splits).

Domain	Title
Books	Ecologies: Mark Dion, Peter Fend, Dan Peterman (reference) Kunst im Weltmassstab : Thomas Bauer, Henning Christiansen/Josef Beuys, Peter Fend, Gloria Friedmann, Ingo Günther, Ingold Airlines, Irwin, Paul Isenrath, Kazuo Katase, Raffael Rheinsberg (reference) Schultheorien nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg : pädagogische Untersuchungen zu bildungs- und schultheoretischen Strukturproblemen in den Konzeptionen von Wilhelm, Kramp, Fend und Ballauff (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Exitos en Espanol: The Spanish Side of Freddy Fend (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Gammaglobulins will raise antibody levels and fend off infections, allowing many persons with CVID to enjoy a normal lifestyle. (references)
Business		In order to fend off competition from new entrants, particularly Infostrada, Albacom and Wind, Telecom Italia is fast introducing high margin value-added services. (references)
Economic History	Israel	American exporters will have to increase their market promotion and servicing efforts in Israel in order to fend off the heavy competition of Eastern Europe and Latin America. (references)
Worker Rights	Pakistan	When they become too old to race, they are sent back to the country and left to fend for themselves. (references)
	Ghana	Children are driven to the streets to fend for themselves, increasing child labor and the school dropout rate. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	But we cannot go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Fend" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 91.54% of the time. "Fend" is used about 201 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	91.54%	184	22,714
Noun (singular)	3.48%	7	133,076
Lexical Verb (base form)	2.99%	6	143,867
Noun (proper)	1.99%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	201	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "fend" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Fend	Last name	100	73,035
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "fend": fend for ♦ fend for oneself ♦ fend for onself ♦ fend off ♦ To fend off a ♦ to fend off a boat ♦ to fend off a vessel. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "fend": Weather-fend.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "fend"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		rezistoj (dispute, endure, hold out, rebel, rebuff, resist, tolerate, withstand), qëndroj (be, endure, hold out, remain, set, settle, sit, stand, stay, stop), mbroj (assert, champion, cover, cushion, defend, fight, guard, hold, keep, maintain, plead, preserve, protect, save, shield, stick up for, watch over). (various references)

Arabic		‏تصرف (action, behave, behavior, behaviour, carry, carry on, comport, conduct, conduct oneself, demeanor, demeanour, deport, deport oneself, deportment, disposal, make, make shift, manage, mark out, proceed, rustle up), ‏صان (arm, conserve, cover, defend, embalm, ensure, fence, maintain, preserve, protect, repair, safeguard, screen, steady, tend, vindicate), ‏صد (alienation, baffle, balk, baulk, bear down, beat, beat off, blast, estop, estoppel, exclusion, fend off, fight off, hit, hit back, hold off, jolt, kick, negative, parry, poach, push, push aside, push back, quash, rebuff, repel, repudiate, repulse, repulsion, return, riposte, snub, spurn, stamp down, stave, stay, stay away, stem, throwback, toss, turn away, ward, ward off), ‏إتقى. (various references)

Bulgarian		грижа се (bother, care, care about, concern, provide, trouble), предотвратявам (avert, fence off, fend off, forestall, prevent, ward). (various references)

Chinese		防卫 (Fended, Fending). (various references)

Czech		odrazit (beat, beat off, fend off, fight off, force back, hold off, intercept, push off, rebut, repel, repulse, return, ricochet, shove off, strike back, throw back, ward off). (various references)

Finnish		väistää (avoid, dodge, duck, evade, fend off, give way, parry, ward off). (various references)

French		se débrouiller, repousser (fend off), maintenir (fence), éviter (fence). (various references)

German		sich wehren (bridle, defend oneself, fight, fight back, resist, strike back, struggle, to bridle). (various references)

Greek		προφυλάττω, απομακρύνω (alienate, dissociate, oust, remove, stave off, take off, turn away, ward off). (various references)

Hebrew		ל�"ת�'ו� ן (defend oneself). (various references)

Hungarian		megvéd (held, preserve, secure, to defend, to fence, to fend, to hold, to justify, to protect, to save, to shield, to stand by, to vindicate, uphold, vindicate). (various references)

Italian		provvedere (arrange, arrange for, cater, get ready, minister, provide, provide for, provide oneself, purvey, stock, store, supply, take care), difendersi, difendere (advocate, champion, defend, defend oneself, maintain, protect, screen, secure, shield, stand up for, stick up for, support, uphold, vindicate). (various references)

Manx		jannoo (accomplish, accomplishment, act, build, cast, coalesce, commit, committal, compose, conferment, conformation, construct, construction, create, deal, deed, do, effect, execute, fabricate, fashion, fill, follow out, formation, goings on, keep, make, manufacture, perform, performance, performing, perpetrate, perpetration, persuance, practise, produce, production, render; doing, structure, style, transact, transaction, transactions). (various references)

Norwegian		parere (fend off), avverge (fend off). (various references)

Pig Latin		endfay

Portuguese		esgrima (fence, sword play), desviar (avert, deflect, depart, detour, deviate, digress, diverge, divert, errancy, foil, head office, Parry, shunt, swerve, ward off), defender-se de, arranjar-se (prink, titivate), afastar (abate, alienate, avert, call away, depart, deviate, dispel, displace, distract, divergence, diverting, do away with, eliminate, estrangement, get rid of, hold off, keep away, keep off, lay off workers, make away, move away, obviate, relegate, remove, repel, retire, rid, separate, stagger, wean, withdraw). (various references)

Romanian		feri (cover, dodge, indemnify, keep, preserve, recoil, screen, shade), se apãra (defend oneself, fence, make a defence, protect, ward), se îngriji de (attend, care, do for, keep, look after, mind, nurse, provide for, see about smth.), rezista (bear, come through, hold, hold fast, hold out, hold up, keep, live, resist, stand, stand against, stay, stem, strive, withstand), respinge (alienate, beat back, blackball, cast away, check, confute, decline, deny, disaffirm, discard, disprove, except, force back, kill, leave, negate, negative, overrule, plough, rebuff, rebut, recess, refuse, refute, reject, relinquish, repel, repudiate, repugn, repulse, return, throw out), para (counter, farthing, Parry, repel), pãzi (await, award, be careful, defend, guard, heep an eye on, herd, keep, restrain, shield, tend, treasure, watch), avea grijã (watch), apãra (advocate, champion, cover, defend, fence, guard, keep, maintain, protect, safeguard, save, shelter, shield, ward). (various references)

Russian		отражать (be representative of, beat back, beat off, fend off, mirror, parry, reflect, reverberate, typify, ward off, warded). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		braniti se (guard oneself). (various references)

Spanish		defenderse (acquit, defend oneself, fence, fight, hit back, hold on, stand up for, stick up for). (various references)

Swedish		parera (fend off, Parry), avvärja (avert, fend off, field, Parry, placate, stave off, ward off). (various references)

Thai		ป้องกัน (คำโบรา�"). (various references)

Turkish		kendini korumak (guard oneself), karşı koymak (bear against, confront, contest, counter, counteract, counterwork, demur, dispute, face, face up to, fight back, offer resistance, oppugn, refuse, resist, set against, stand, stand out, stand out against, stand up to, stick up to, withstand). (various references)

Ukranian		відганяти (banish, enchase), піклуватися (attend, care, heed, reck), парирувати (fend off, ward). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 33
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai en th sunagwgh hn anqrwpoV ecwn pneuma daimoniou akaqartou kai anekraxen fwnh megalh
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et in synagoga erat homo habens daemonium inmundum et exclamavit voce magna
Old English	990	West Saxon	And on hyra gesamnunge wæs sum man unclæne deofol hæbbende: and he hrymde micelre stefne
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And in the synagoge was a man hauynge an vnclene fend,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And in the synagoge ther was a ma which had a sprete of an vncleane devell and cryed with aloude voyce
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,
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Language	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 33
Cebuano	Ug sa sulod sa sinagoga didtoy tawo nga may espiritu sa usa ka mahugawng yawa; ug kini misinggit sa makusog nga tingog nga nag-ingon,
Croatian	A zatekao se u sinagogi èovjek s duhom neèistoga ðavla. On povika u sav glas:
Danish	Og i Synagogen var der et Menneske, som havde en uren ond Ånd, og han råbte med høj Røst:
Dutch	En in de synagoge was een mens, hebbende een geest eens onreinen duivels; en hij riep uit met grote stemme,
Finnish	Ja synagoogassa oli mies, jossa oli saastaisen riivaajan henki. Tämä huusi suurella äänellä:
French	Il se trouva dans la synagogue un homme qui avait un esprit de démon impur, et qui s`écria d`une voix forte:
German	Und es war ein Mensch in der Schule, besessen mit einem unsauberen Teufel; der schrie laut
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Di situ di rumah ibadat ada seorang yang dikuasai roh jahat. Orang itu menjerit-jerit,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Adalah di dalam rumah sembahyang itu seorang yang dirasuk setan, maka berteriaklah ia dengan nyaring suaranya,
Manx Gaelic	As ayns y synagogue va dooinney seaghnit lesh spyrryd neu-ghlen, as dyllee eh lesh ard-choraa.
Maori	Na i te whare karakia tetahi tangata he wairua rewera poke tona. nui atu tona reo ki te karanga,
Norwegian	Og i synagogen var det en mann som var besatt av en uren ånd, og han ropte med høi røst:
Portuguese	Havia na sinagoga um homem que tinha o espírito de um demônio imundo; e gritou em alta voz:
Rumanian	Kn sinagogq se afla un om, care avea un duh de drac necurat, wi care a strigat cu glas tare:
Shuar	Chíkich tsawantai aishman iwianchruku Israer-shuar iruntai jeanam pujumia nu untsumuk Tímiayi,
Swahili	Na katika lile sunagogi kulikuwa na mtu aliyekuwa amepagawa na roho ya pepo mchafu; akapiga ukelele wa kuziba masikio:
Swedish	Och i synagogan var en man som var besatt av en oren ond ande. Denne ropade med hög röst:
Uma	Ria wo'o hi ree hadua tauna to napesuai' seta to dada'a lia. Mejeu' -imi na'uli':
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "fend": fended, fender, fendered, fenderless, fenders, fending, fends. (additional references)
	Words ending with "fend": defend, forefend, forfend, offend. (additional references)
	Words containing "fend": codefendant, codefendants, defendable, defendant, defendants, defended, defender, defenders, defending, defends, effendi, effendis, forefended, forefending, forefends, forfended, forfending, forfends, offended, offender, offenders, offending, offends, undefended. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Fend" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Afandy, cend, efn, Efna, efne, Efpn, fahd, Fanad, fead, fedd, feen, feeny, Fehn, feid, feind, Fejn, feld, fena, fenc, fende, fendi, fendo, Fendt, fene, feng, Feni, fenmd, fenn, feno, fenr, fent, fentt, fenv, fewd, fezd, fi, finda, findi, findl, findo, flend, Fondo, fonds, fons, frend, Frendo, ften, fundi, fundo, fundy, funrd, fyen, fynd, fzen, ufend. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "fend" (pronounced fe"nd)
4	f e" n d	defend, offend.
3	-e" n d	amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, commend, comprehend, condescend, contend, depend, descend, distend, end, expend, extend, friend, impend, intend, lend, mend, misspend, overextend, penned, portend, pretend, recommend, relend, send, spend, suspend, tend, transcend, trend, unbend, wend, yearend.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-f-n"
	-1 letter: den, end, fed, fen.
	-2 letters: de, ed, ef, en, ne.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-f-n"
	+1 letter: fends, fiend, fined, unfed.
	+2 letters: deafen, defang, defend, define, defund, enfold, fadein, fanged, fanned, fawned, fecund, fenced, fended, fender, fiends, finder, finked, finned, foined, fonded, fonder, fondle, fondue, friend, funded, funked, funned, knifed, offend, redfin, refind, refund.
	+3 letters: affined, confide, cornfed, deafens, defangs, defence, defends, defense, defiant, defined, definer, defines, defunct, defunds, defying, densify, effendi, endleaf, enfaced, enfolds, faciend, fadeins, fainted, fancied, fazenda, feeding, feigned, feinted, fenders, fending, fenland, feuding, finders, flanged, flanked, flensed, flinder, flinted, flunked, fondest, fondled, fondler, fondles, fondues, fordone, forfend, founded, founder, franked, friends, fringed, fronded, fronted, frowned, infidel, infield, infixed, infused, needful, offends, onefold, redfins, refinds, refined, refound, refunds, sendoff, snafued, sniffed, snuffed, tenfold, unfaded, unfaked, unfazed, unfired, unfixed, unfreed, unfused, unified.
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