āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
fend for
/fËÉnd fÉË/
to fend for
[phrase form: fend]
01
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to take care of oneself, especially in a challenging or difficult situation, without the help or support of others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the absence of parental support, the young adult had to fend for his own financial needs.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to support or protect someone, particularly in arguments
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lawyer skillfully fended for her client, presenting a compelling case in court.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
