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1 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) μάχομαι2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) ισχυρίζομαι•- contention
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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