💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fend for"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| defendverb | (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| supportnoun | (transitive) To help keep from falling. |
| fend offverb | To defend against; to repel with force or effort |
| fendingverb | (intransitive) To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| fendsverb | (intransitive) To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| forfendverb | (archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. |
| fight offverb | To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack. |
| forefendverb | Alternative spelling of forfend. [(archaic) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.] |
| fortifyverb | (transitive) To give power, strength, or vigour to (oneself or someone, or to something); to strengthen. |
| protectverb | (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to. |
| fightnoun | A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups. |
| provide for | — |
| surviveverb | (intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive. |
| defendedverb | Having defenses. |
| fight backverb | (intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting. |
| defendsverb | (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| help outverb | (transitive, intransitive) To provide assistance. |
| defendingverb | An act of defence. |
| protectingverb | (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to. |
| resistencenoun | (rare) Alternative form of resistance. [The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.] |
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