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fends off

fends off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 fends off

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

Words near fends off in the dictionary

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

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