Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fend sth off
Participle: fended sth off
Gerund: fending sth off
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fend sth off |
| you | fend sth off |
| he;she;it | fends sth off |
| we | fend sth off |
| you | fend sth off |
| they | fend sth off |
Perfect
| I | have fended sth off |
| you | have fended sth off |
| he;she;it | has fended sth off |
| we | have fended sth off |
| you | have fended sth off |
| they | have fended sth off |
Past
| I | fended sth off |
| you | fended sth off |
| he;she;it | fended sth off |
| we | fended sth off |
| you | fended sth off |
| they | fended sth off |
Pluperfect
| I | had fended sth off |
| you | had fended sth off |
| he;she;it | had fended sth off |
| we | had fended sth off |
| you | had fended sth off |
| they | had fended sth off |
Future
| I | will fend sth off |
| you | will fend sth off |
| he;she;it | will fend sth off |
| we | will fend sth off |
| you | will fend sth off |
| they | will fend sth off |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fended sth off |
| you | will have fended sth off |
| he;she;it | will have fended sth off |
| we | will have fended sth off |
| you | will have fended sth off |
| they | will have fended sth off |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fend sth off |
| you | fend sth off |
| he;she;it | fend sth off |
| we | fend sth off |
| you | fend sth off |
| they | fend sth off |
Perfect
| I | have fended sth off |
| you | have fended sth off |
| he;she;it | have fended sth off |
| we | have fended sth off |
| you | have fended sth off |
| they | have fended sth off |
Imperfect
| I | fended sth off |
| you | fended sth off |
| he;she;it | fended sth off |
| we | fended sth off |
| you | fended sth off |
| they | fended sth off |
Pluperfect
| I | had fended sth off |
| you | had fended sth off |
| he;she;it | had fended sth off |
| we | had fended sth off |
| you | had fended sth off |
| they | had fended sth off |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fend sth off |
| you | would fend sth off |
| he;she;it | would fend sth off |
| we | would fend sth off |
| you | would fend sth off |
| they | would fend sth off |
Perfect
| I | would have fended sth off |
| you | would have fended sth off |
| he;she;it | would have fended sth off |
| we | would have fended sth off |
| you | would have fended sth off |
| they | would have fended sth off |
Imperative
| you | fend sth off |
| we | Let's fend sth off |
| you | fend sth off |
Verbs conjugated like 'fend'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fend'
bend,
end,
fand,
feed,
feud,
fiend,
find,
fond,
fund,
hend,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make or keep a person or object safe from attack
- beshield, beward, brood, cape for, defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shelter, shield, ward
Additional Information
Etymology
From Middle English fenden (“defend, fight, prevent”), shortening of defenden (“defend”), from Old French deffendre (Modern French défendre), from Latin dēfendō (“to ward off”), from dē- + *fendō (“hit, thrust”), from Proto-Italic *fendō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- (“strike, kill”). See: Old French '
deffendre', Latin '
dēfendō'.
Verbs referencing "fend"
Manx
fend.
Sample Sentences
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[...] when they comes to your age, is wilful, sometimes—it is natur they should be. But real gentlemen, such as I hopes you'll be, never lets fall on words that isn't ’ spectful to thar parents. Ye an't ’ fended, Mas’r George ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)