fend off

English - Turkish

Definition of fend off in English Turkish dictionary

savuşturmak

atlatmak

kovmak

defetmek

kov

-i kovmak, -i uzaklaştırmak

Related Terms

fend someone off

kendini müdafa etmek

fend someone off

kendini savunmak

fend something off

kendini müdafa etmek

fend something off

kendini savunmak

English - English

Definition of fend off in English English dictionary

To ward off; to drive (something) away; to turn away; to defend against; to repel with force or effort

They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitos, to no avail.

If you fend off someone who is attacking you, you use your arms or something such as a stick to defend yourself from their blows. He raised his hand to fend off the blow. = ward off

ward off, avert, deflect, turn aside, parry, drive back

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

If you fend off unwanted questions, problems, or people, you stop them from affecting you or defend yourself from them, but often only for a short time and without dealing with them completely. He looked relaxed and determined as he fended off questions from the world's Press He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer

Turkish pronunciation

fend ôf

Synonyms

avert, avoid, beat off, deflect, drive back, hold at bay, keep at a distance, keep at arm’s length, keep off, parry, rebuff, rebuke, rebut, refuse, reject

Antonyms

let in

Pronunciation

/ˈfend ˈôf/ /ˈfɛnd ˈɔːf/

Etymology

[ 'fend ] (verb.) 14th century. fend + off