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contend
[ kuhn-tend ]
verb (used without object)
- to struggle in opposition:
to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
Synonyms: , , ,
to contend for first prize.
- to strive in debate; dispute earnestly:
to contend against falsehood.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to assert or maintain earnestly:
He contended that taxes were too high.
Synonyms: ,
contend
/ əˈɛԻ /
verb
- introften foll bywith to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie
- to argue earnestly; debate
- tr; may take a clause as object to assert or maintain
Derived Forms
- DzˈٱԻ, noun
- DzˈٱԻ徱Բ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٱԻ· noun
- Dz·ٱԻ·Բ· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz·ٱԻ·Բ adjective
- ·Dz·ٱԻ verb (used without object)
- ·Dz·ٱԻ verb (used without object)
- ܲ·Dz·ٱԻ· adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ٱԻ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of contend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“There’s a lot at stake for Joe,” said McClarnon, whose Navajo police lieutenant contends with marital discord, childhood trauma and a pesky FBI investigation.
"The Government contends that this is all okay because the mother wishes that the child be deported with her," Doughty wrote.
Jake Lang, who spent years in jail while contending with multiple charges for violence during the Capitol riot, is making a racist spectacle of a high school murder case in Texas.
I suppose you can’t see, what there isn’t time for, is to show him contending in real time with it.
House Republicans who have been pressed about their position have contended, despite a contrary view from experts, that the Trump cuts can be executed without taking services from Medicaid recipients.
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