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fend and prove

fend and prove verb: to engage in argument.

Verb

fend and prove (third-person singular simple present fends and proves, present participle fending and proving, simple past fended and proved, past participle fended and proved or fended and proven)

  1. (idiomatic) To engage in argument.
    • The dexterous management of terms, and being able to fend and prove with them, I know has, and does pass in the world for a great part of learning; but it is learning distinct from knowledge; […]1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
    • All Pulpit-fools are enemies to Love, If e'er they think, 't is how to fend and prove.1818, John Dunton, The Life and Errors of John Dunton, Citizen of London

fend and prove meaning in Bengali

fend and prove in Bengali

তর্কে লিপ্ত হওয়া

Forms of fend and prove

third-person singular presentfends and proves
present participlefending and proving
pastfended and proved
past participlefended and proved
past participlefended and proven

Questions about fend and prove

What does fend and prove mean?
Fend and prove means to engage in argument.
What is fend and prove in Bengali?
Fend and prove in Bengali is তর্কে লিপ্ত হওয়া. See Fend and prove meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is fend and prove?
Fend and prove is a verb.
What is the past tense of fend and prove?
The past tense of fend and prove is fended and proved.

Words near fend and prove in the dictionary

  1. fenclonine
  2. fenclorac
  3. fenclozic acid
  4. fencooperite
  5. fend
  6. fend and prove
  7. fend away
  8. fend for oneself
  9. fend off
  10. fended
  11. fended and proved

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