How do you use "fend off"?

Question

How do you use "fend off"?
Do you use it often?
I am not sure,
please give me example sentences.
Does it have a connection with plitics?
many thanks

Answer 1

It means to defend or to protect. It is used fairly often in English.

I will fend off the burglars from my home.
The football player will fend off the lineman so they can not tackle the quarterback.

Answer 2

"Fend off" is an obscure phrase. I don't use it often. I don't think it has anything to do with politics. It has a barbaric or beastial connotation

Examples:
We used a spear to fend off the angry bear.
He fended off the hungry wolf with a 12 guage shotgun.

Answer 3

It has a connection with fighting? Example: He tried to fend off his enemy's blows.

Answer 4

English

Verb
fend off

(idiomatic) To turn something away; to defend against.
They tried citronella to fend off the mosquitoes, to no avail.
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Definition: keep at bay
Antonyms: let in
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verb

To turn or drive away. beat off, keep off, parry, repel, repulse, ward off. See allow/prevent, strike/miss.
To keep safe from danger, attack, or harm: defend, guard, preserve, protect, safeguard, secure, shield, ward. See attack/defend.
To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, get along, get by, manage, muddle through, shift. Informal make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See thrive/fail/exist.

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You can fend (keep at bay) your opponents or the journalists, the questions, and so on, thus there is a lot of use for this verb in politics. Note: it is less aggressive than an attack, but more like active defense.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Answer 5

not often used...but commonly understood. It means 'to deflect' something away from you or to 'avoid' something. It really has no specific connection to politics.
an example would be:
He was useless at fending off the unwanted advances of the woman next door..//...meaning he was trying not to respond to her advances but not very good at it.

Answer 6

It means "fighting off" with with an emphasis on defense.

You could say:

I was able to fend off the mosquitoes by using bug spray.


No, we don't use it very much. You could use it in politics if you were talking about one campaign overcoming another's campaign attack.

Answer 7

ex : i got hurt yesterday , as my brother fended me off

it means to push someone away or off