fend

für sich selbst sorgen, allein zurechtkommen

Sich ohne fremde Hilfe um sich selbst kümmern und das Nötige beschaffen.

In einfachem Englisch: To look after yourself and provide what you need without help from others.

• Can you fend for yourself?
• She learned to fend for herself at college.
• The young birds are now fending for themselves.

So benutzt man es: fend for oneself (The children had to fend for themselves while their parents worked.)

Synonyme: look after oneself, manage on one's own

Häufige Wendungen: fend for yourself, fend for themselves, fend for oneself