Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fend for yourself
Participle: fended for yourself
Gerund: fending for yourself
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fend for yourself |
| you | fend for yourself |
| he;she;it | fends for yourself |
| we | fend for yourself |
| you | fend for yourself |
| they | fend for yourself |
Perfect
| I | have fended for yourself |
| you | have fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | has fended for yourself |
| we | have fended for yourself |
| you | have fended for yourself |
| they | have fended for yourself |
Past
| I | fended for yourself |
| you | fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | fended for yourself |
| we | fended for yourself |
| you | fended for yourself |
| they | fended for yourself |
Pluperfect
| I | had fended for yourself |
| you | had fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | had fended for yourself |
| we | had fended for yourself |
| you | had fended for yourself |
| they | had fended for yourself |
Future
| I | will fend for yourself |
| you | will fend for yourself |
| he;she;it | will fend for yourself |
| we | will fend for yourself |
| you | will fend for yourself |
| they | will fend for yourself |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fended for yourself |
| you | will have fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | will have fended for yourself |
| we | will have fended for yourself |
| you | will have fended for yourself |
| they | will have fended for yourself |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fend for yourself |
| you | fend for yourself |
| he;she;it | fend for yourself |
| we | fend for yourself |
| you | fend for yourself |
| they | fend for yourself |
Perfect
| I | have fended for yourself |
| you | have fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | have fended for yourself |
| we | have fended for yourself |
| you | have fended for yourself |
| they | have fended for yourself |
Imperfect
| I | fended for yourself |
| you | fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | fended for yourself |
| we | fended for yourself |
| you | fended for yourself |
| they | fended for yourself |
Pluperfect
| I | had fended for yourself |
| you | had fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | had fended for yourself |
| we | had fended for yourself |
| you | had fended for yourself |
| they | had fended for yourself |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fend for yourself |
| you | would fend for yourself |
| he;she;it | would fend for yourself |
| we | would fend for yourself |
| you | would fend for yourself |
| they | would fend for yourself |
Perfect
| I | would have fended for yourself |
| you | would have fended for yourself |
| he;she;it | would have fended for yourself |
| we | would have fended for yourself |
| you | would have fended for yourself |
| they | would have fended for yourself |
Imperative
| you | fend for yourself |
| we | Let's fend for yourself |
| you | fend for yourself |
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)