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Sft M Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

meaning of the sentence.

"In the year after 1945, over 12 million German-speaking citizens of Hungary, Poland and Romania were dispossessed, packed into trains and left to fend for themselves in newly formed Germany."

What's meaning of "left to fend" here?
  

Top answer

That they were on their own. They had to make a living entirely by themselves. They no support from anyone else.

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  • That they were on their own.
  • They had to make a living entirely by themselves.
  • They no support from anyone else.
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That they were on their own. They had to make a living entirely by themselves. They no support from anyone else.
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It means they had to look after themselves with no one else to help them.
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AnonymousThat They were on their own. They had to make a living entirely by themselves. They had no support from anyone else.
As corrected, they all mean about the same thing..
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