fend

verb
/ˈfɛnd/

To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.

Other meanings

To defend, to take care of (typically construed with ); to block or push away (typically construed with off).

Example sentences

“You're going to need to learn to fend for yourself.”
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Word history

From Latin "dēfendō" (to ward off).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “fend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.