0 to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else:
The corporation will no longer receive a government subsidy, and must fend for itself financially.
Most of us, most of the time, exercise our freedom of choice in fending off the unfamiliar.
In fact, many young people who are perfectly capable of fending for themselves will remain in the parental home until they marry.
They are already asking for such treatment and having to be fended off.
Does he think that a public policy issue is involved here, or is it simply a matter of parents who work fending for themselves?
He calls for a more realistic level of challenge funding to enable museums to be more effective in fending for themselves.
He fends along in a more or less primitive dwelling which is perfectly healthy, and suitable for all his purposes.
More women are fending for themselves without support of a husband; many more make an important contribution to the family income.
As politicians, we spend a great deal of time fending off complaints and grumbles from our constituents, and talking to them about current issues.
