transcription, транскрипция: [ fens ]
( fences, fencing, fenced)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
N-COUNT
2.
If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.
The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
VERB : V n , V-ed
3.
A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
N-COUNT
4.
If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences .
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns...
PHRASE : V inflects , PHR with n , pl-n PHR
5.
If you sit on the fence , you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...
PHRASE : V inflects