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Meaning of fend off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort
  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

Equivalents

العربية تحاشى
Azərbaycanca dəf etmək
Bosanski parirati парирати
Deutsch abklatschen abwehren abwehren erwehren
Ελληνικά αβαράρω αποκρούω
Español ahuyentar alejar repeler
Suomi torjua
Français repousser
Hrvatski parirati парирати
Polski parować
Português afastar repelir
Српски parirati парирати
Svenska avvärja
Türkçe aşırmak defetmek kovmak savmak savuşturmak
Tiếng Việt cầm chân

Examples

“They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.”
“France spent large portions of the opening half in England territory and despite scoring the pick of the first-half tries - when Menager fended off Jess Breach to finish off a superb backs move - struggled to convert their chances.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fended fended and proved fended away fended for oneself fended off fender

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