Vocabulary
Fend
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others.
Urdu meaning
باز رکھنا، بغیر مدد کے کام کرنا، باز رکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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What are the guarantees, they ask, they won`t be left to fend for themselves in similar fashion and made to return to ruins again, but this time without having any savings or assets to rely on?
Dawn Editorials —
Soft power`, a better option
— 2026-02-07
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In a seeming instant, their presence has been tainted, they have been labelled unwanted and they will once again have to find some way to fend for themselves in a hostile and xenophobic world.
Dawn Editorials —
Punishing Afghans
— 2025-11-29
Synonyms
ward off, head off, stave off, hold off, keep off, repel, repulse, resist, forestall
Curator example
“she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for herself”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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