Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To turn something away; to ward off.

    She fended away his eager hands.

Origin

From fend + away.

From fend + away.

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Forms

fends away, fending away, fended away, fended away
Base formfend away · to fend away
3rd person singularfends away
Present participlefending away
Past simplefended away
Past participlefended away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfend away
he, she, itfends away

Past simpleLesson

all personsfended away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fended away
he, she, ithas fended away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fend away

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fenceA2fendfenderfengfennel
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