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fend off

fend off
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fend awf, of]
    • /fɛnd ɔf, ɒf/
    • /fend ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fend awf, of]
    • /fɛnd ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of fend off words

  • transitivephrasal verb fend off defend yourself against sb 1
  • transitivephrasal verb fend off defend yourself against sth 1
  • transitivephrasal verb fend off avoid sth 1
  • phrasal verb fend off If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. 0
  • phrasal verb fend off If you fend off someone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows. 0
  • noun fend off to ward off 0
See all 8 definitions of fend off

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Parts of speech for Fend off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fend off

fend off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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