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fend off en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

fend + off

Meanings

  1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort
    • France spent large portions of the opening half in England territory and despite scoring the pick of the first-half tries - when Menager fended off Jess Breach to finish off a superb backs move - struggled to convert their chances. 2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport:
    • They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fending off Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fends off Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fended off Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fended off Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

defend · defense · fend for oneself · fend away · fender · fend and prove · forfend · hold off

Synonyms

drive away · ward off · turn away

Translations (13)

tr kovmak (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · pt repelir (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · de abwehren (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · es repeler (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · tr savuşturmak (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · fi torjua (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · es alejar (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · tr defetmek (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · el αβαράρω (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · az dəf etmək (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · es ahuyentar (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · fr repousser (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against) · pt afastar (to ward off, drive (something) away, defend against)