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fend vs make out

make out vs fend

fend and make out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fend No No Yes No
make out No No Yes No
As verbs, make out is a hypernym of fend; that is, make out is a word with a broader meaning than fend:
  • fend: try to manage without help
  • make out: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Other hypernyms of fend include contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, manage.
fend (verb) make out (verb)
withstand the force of something distinguish by sight or hearing
try to manage without help make out and issue
write all the required information onto a form
imply or suggest
try to establish
have sexual intercourse with
kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
detect with the senses
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
proceed or get along
Difference between fend and make out

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