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fend for

VERB

take care of

Synonyms

WEAK

eke out existence look after make do make provision for provide for stay alive subsist support survive sustain

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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But somehow friendship mostly triumphs over jealousy, and in the end the now-pregnant woman charts her own course, leaving the two pals to fend for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

When they were told their flight had left, she said EasyJet representatives then "left us to fend for ourselves".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"This time, we are left to fend for ourselves," Hiam added.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

In the middle of a villain era, good people can feel like members of an endangered species reclassified as huntable and left to fend for themselves.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

He wanted to be different from Banda in every possible way, and this included stopping all subsidies and making the farmers fend for themselves.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba