challenge+(verb)

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• challenge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth new and difficult ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, monumental, radical, real, serious, significa …   Collocations dictionary

• challenge — chal·lenge 1 vt chal·lenged, chal·leng·ing 1: to dispute esp. as being invalid or unjust counsel challenged this interpretation 2: to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of challenge the regulations;… …   Law dictionary

• challenge — chal‧lenge [ˈtʆælndʒ] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING a careful check of the cash and shares etc held by the employees of a company, as part of an official check to discover if there has been any dishonesty 2. something difficult that you feel… …   Financial and business terms

• challenge — (n.) late 13c., from O.Fr. chalonge calumny, slander; in legal use, accusation, claim, dispute, from V.L. calumniare to accuse falsely, from L. calumnia trickery (see CALUMNY (Cf. calumny)). Accusatory connotations died out 17c. Meaning a calling …   Etymology dictionary

• challenge — ► NOUN 1) a call to someone to participate in a contest. 2) a call to prove something. 3) a demanding task or situation. 4) an attempt to win a sporting contest. ► VERB 1) dispute the truth or validity of. 2) invite (someone) …   English terms dictionary

• challenge — [[t]tʃæ̱lɪnʤ[/t]] ♦♦ challenges, challenging, challenged 1) N VAR A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination. I like a big challenge and they don t come much bigger than this... The new government s… …   English dictionary

• challenge — /ˈtʃæləndʒ / (say chaluhnj) noun 1. a call to engage in a contest of skill, strength, etc. 2. a call to fight, as a duel, etc. 3. something that makes demands upon one s abilities, endurance, etc.: *Learning to shoot was a challenge I met and a… …  

• challenge — I. verb (challenged; challenging) Etymology: Middle English chalengen to accuse, from Anglo French chalenger, from Latin calumniari to accuse falsely, from calumnia calumny Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to demand as due or deserved ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• challenge */*/*/ — I UK [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] / US [ˈtʃæləndʒ] noun Word forms challenge : singular challenge plural challenges 1) [countable/uncountable] something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and determination to deal with or achieve, especially something you have… …   English dictionary

• challenge — chal|lenge1 [ tʃæləndʒ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and determination to deal with or achieve, especially something you have never done before and will enjoy doing: I was bored with my job and felt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• challenge*/*/ — [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] noun I 1) [C/U] something that needs a lot of skill, energy, and determination to deal with or achieve I felt I needed a new challenge at work.[/ex] Are western nations ready to meet the environmental challenges that lie ahead?[/ex]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English