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fended off

fended off is the simple past and past participle of fend off.

Meaning of fend off

Verb

fend off (third-person singular simple present fends off, present participle fending off, simple past and past participle fended off)

  1. To defend against; to repel with force or effort
    • They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.
  2. To prevent (a vessel) from running against anything with too much violence.

Questions about fended off

What is fended off the simple past and past participle of?
Fended off is the simple past and past participle of fend off.

Words near fended off in the dictionary

  1. fended
  2. fended and proved
  3. fended and proven
  4. fended away
  5. fended for oneself
  6. fended off
  7. fender
  8. fender beam
  9. fender beams
  10. fender bender
  11. fender benders

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