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contend (verb)

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  • contend — ► VERB 1) (contend with/against) struggle to deal with (a difficulty). 2) (contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 3) assert as a position in an argument. DERIVATIVES contender noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • contend — verb 1 (I) to compete against someone in order to gain something: contending for the World Heavyweight Title 2 (transitive + that) to argue or state that something is true: Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • contend — I (dispute) verb altercate, argue, battle, be discordant, bicker, brawl, carry on an argument, challenge, clash, combat, compete, conflict, contendere, contest, contradict, decernere, differ, disaccord, disagree, discept, discord, dissent,… …   Law dictionary

  • contend — verb a) to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. For never two such kingdoms did contend without much fall of blood …   Wiktionary

  • contend — verb 1》 (contend with/against) struggle to surmount (a difficulty).     ↘(contend for) engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. 2》 assert something as a position in an argument. Derivatives contender noun Origin ME: from OFr. contendre or L.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • contend — verb Contend is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑critic, ↑plaintiff, ↑report …   Collocations dictionary

  • contend — verb 1) the pilot had to contend with torrential rain Syn: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against 2) three main groups were contending for power Syn: compete, vie, contest, fight, bat …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • contend — verb 1) three groups were contending for power Syn: compete, vie, battle, tussle, struggle, jostle, strive 2) he contends that the judge was wrong Syn: assert, maintain, hold, claim …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • contend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contend with — con ˈtend with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they contend with he/she/it contends with present participle contending with past tense contended with …   Useful english dictionary

  • contend — con|tend [ kən tend ] verb * 1. ) transitive contend that FORMAL to claim that something is true: Critics of the school system contend that not enough emphasis is placed on creativity. 2. ) intransitive to compete against someone, for example for …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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