Meaning

1 senses

  1. To take care of oneself without help.

    After her mother passed away, she had to learn to fend for herself.

    für sich selbst sorgen

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to take care of oneself without help:

Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfend for oneself
he, she, itfends for oneself

Past simpleLesson

all personsfended for oneself

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fended for oneself
he, she, ithas fended for oneself

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fend for oneself

Synonyms

1 synonyms
shiftB1

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fenceA2fendfenderfengfennel
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