fend for

Questions about fend for

What does fend for mean?

fend for means "argue or speak in defense of".

What is another word for fend for?

Close synonyms include defend, support. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fend for a common word?

fend for is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.