Definitions
withstand the force of something
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“The planet was full of creatures in need, who could not really fend, and the law was at its best when it ensured that they were treated with dignity.”
“With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.”
“He fends, he blocks, too skillful to be downed.”
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