See fend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "1990, Messrs Howley and Murphy, quoted in U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Oversight hearing on the Federal Service Contract Act, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 40,\nMr. Howley. They are telling him how much they will increase the reimbursement for the total labor cost. The contractor is left to fend as he can.\nChairman Murphy. Obviously, he can’t fend for any more than the money he has coming in."
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"ref": "1697, Virgil, “The Third Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold.",
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"ref": "1999, Kuan-chung Lo, Guanzhong Luo, Luo Guanzhong, Moss Roberts, Three Kingdoms: A Historical Novel, page 39:",
"text": "He fends, he blocks, too skillful to be downed.",
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"ref": "2002, Jude Deveraux, A Knight in Shining Armor, page 187:",
"text": "“[…] My age is lot like yours. Lone women do not fare well. If I were not there to fend for you, you—”",
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"sense": "to take care of or responsibility for oneself",
"word": "zijn eigen boontjes doppen"
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"sense": "to take care of or responsibility for oneself",
"word": "tõrjuma"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to take care of or responsibility for oneself",
"word": "huolehtia itsestään"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to take care of or responsibility for oneself",
"word": "pitää huolta itsestään"
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to take care of or responsibility for oneself",
"word": "alleine auskommen"
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"word": "für sich selbst sorgen"
},
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"sense": "to defend, block or push away",
"word": "отклонявам"
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"word": "挡住"
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"word": "torjua"
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"sense": "to defend, block or push away",
"word": "pārai"
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