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fends away

fends away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fend away.

Meaning of fend away

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To turn something away; to ward off.
    • She fended away his eager hands.

Questions about fends away

What is fends away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fends away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fend away.

Words near fends away in the dictionary

  1. Fendleys
  2. fendosal
  3. Fendrich
  4. fends
  5. fends and proves
  6. fends away
  7. fends for oneself
  8. fends off
  9. fendy
  10. Fene
  11. Fenech

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