fend in Sindhi سنڌي
fend in English
- fend⇄expr. fend for oneself, to provide for oneself; get along by one's own efforts.
Ex. Most baby fishes have to fend for themselves. - fend⇄expr. fend off, to ward off; keep off.
Ex. He fended off blows with his arm. New nations cling to nationalism as an ideological weapon to fend off the encroachments of the great powers (Richard J. Barnet). - fend⇄fend, verb, noun.
- fend⇄noun (Scottish.) a shift or effort which one makes for oneself.
- fend⇄v.i. 1. to make an effort;strive to do something.
Ex. We may strive ... and fend, but it's little we can do (George Eliot).
2. to defend oneself. - fend⇄v.t. (Archaic.) to defend; resist.