verb Download 🔗Share To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. Examples : "Now that Maria is living on her own, she fends for herself by cooking her meals and paying her bills. " action human ability character society being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (except as "fend for oneself") To defend, to take care of (typically construed with for); to block or push away (typically construed with off). Examples : "The knight fends off the dragon's fire with his shield. " action military war police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading