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FEND FOR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Argue or speak in defense of

Example:

She supported the motion to strike

Synonyms:

defend; fend for; support

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "fend for" is one way to...):

argue; reason (present reasons and arguments)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fend for"):

apologise; apologize; excuse; rationalise; rationalize (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning)

take sides with; take someone's side (support someone (as in an argument))

stand up; stick up (defend against attack or criticism)

uphold (stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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