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1. (v.i.) contend
to struggle or vie in opposition or rivalry; compete:
to contend for first prize.
2. contend
to strive in debate; dispute.
3. (v.t.) contend
to assert or maintain earnestly:
She contended that taxes were too high.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < AF contendre < L contendere to compete, strive, draw tight =con-con - +tendere to stretch)
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1. (verb) contend, postulate
maintain or assert
"He contended that Communism had no future"
2. (verb) argue, contend, debate, fence
have an argument about something
3. (verb) contest, contend, repugn
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
"They contested the outcome of the race"
4. (verb) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
5. (verb) compete, vie, contend
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
6. (verb) contend, fight, struggle
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
"the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) contend
to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight
2. (verb) contend
to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend
3. (verb) contend
to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue
4. (verb) contend
to struggle for; to contest
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Sense: (usually withwith) to struggle against.
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 Afrikaans: worstel, stry |
 Arabic: يُكافِح، يُقاوِم، يُنافِس |
 Bulgarian: боря се |
 Brazilian: lutar |
 Czech: zápolit (s) |
 German: kämpfen |
 Danish: slås med; kæmpe med |
 Greek: μάχομαι |
 Spanish: competir |
 Estonian: võitlema |
 Farsi: مبارزه کردن؛ جنگیدن |
 Finnish: kamppailla |
 French: lutter (contre) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתמוֹדֵד |
 Hindi: विवाद करना |
 Croatian: boriti se |
 Hungarian: versenyez |
 Indonesian: menentang |
 Icelandic: berjast (við) |
 Italian: contendere, combattere |
 Japanese: 争う |
 Korean: 다투다 |
 Lithuanian: kovoti, varžytis |
 Latvian: cīnīties |
 Malay: bersaing |
 Dutch: kampen |
 Norwegian: kjempe mot, slåss, være s |
 Polish: walczyć, rywalizować |
 Persian: مبارزه کردن؛ جنگیدن |
 Pashto: مجادله كول، مشاجره كول، م |
 Portuguese: lutar |
 Romanian: a (se) lupta (împotriva) |
 Russian: бороться (с) |
 Slovak: zápasiť |
 Slovenian: boriti se (proti) |
 Serbian: boriti se |
 Swedish: strida (kämpa) mot |
 Thai: ดิ้นรนต่อสู้กับ |
 Turkish: uğraşmak, mücadele etmek |
 Taiwanese: 搏鬥，辛苦競爭 |
 Ukrainian: суперничати, змагатися |
 Urdu: جد وجهد كرنا، مقابلہ كرن |
 Vietnamese: đấu tranh với |
 Chinese: 搏斗，斗争 |
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