Engelsk verb: fend | |||
1. | fend (om adferd) try to manage without help | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||
2. | fend (om konkurranse) withstand the force of something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The trees resisted her. Stand the test of time. The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | resist, stand | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | remain firm, stand | ||