Definitions for contest
ˈkɒn tɛst; kənˈtɛstcon·test

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. contest, competitionnoun

   an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

2. contestverb

   a struggle between rivals

3. contest, contend, repugnverb

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   "They contested the outcome of the race"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. contestnoun

   controversy; debate

   no contest

2. contestnoun

   struggle for superiority; combat

3. contestnoun

   a competition

   The child entered the spelling contest.

4. contestverb

   to contend

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

5. contestverb

   to call into question; to oppose

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

6. Etymology: From contester, from contestor

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contestnoun

   Dispute; difference; debate.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   This of old no less contests did move,
   Than when for ’s birth sev’n cities strove. John Denham.

   A definition is the only way whereby the meaning of words can be known, without leaving room for contest about it. John Locke.

   Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamours, and brawling language. Isaac Watts.

2. To CONTESTverb

   To dispute; to controvert; to litigate; to call in question.

   Etymology: contester, Fr. probably from contra testari, Latin.

   ’Tis evident, upon what account none have presumed to contest the proportion of these ancient pieces. John Dryden, Dufresn.

3. To Contestverb

   Followed by with.

   1. To strive; to contend.

   The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory. Burnet.

   2. To vie; to emulate.

   I do contest
   As hotly and as nobly with thy love,
   As ever in ambitious strength I did
   Contend against thy valour. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest,
   Unchang’d, immortal, and supremely blest? Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contest

   A contest is a competitive event or challenge in which participants battle against each other to win a prize or gain recognition. It can take various forms including games, sports, writing or talent competitions. The winner is determined by a set criteria or an independent judge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contestverb

   to make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute

2. Contestverb

   to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground

3. Contestverb

   to make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert

4. Contestverb

   to engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with

5. Contestnoun

   earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation

6. Contestnoun

   earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter

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1. Contest

   Contest is the self-published first novel by Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly. In 1996, after being rejected by several Australian publishing houses, Reilly personally paid for 1000 copies of the book to be published privately under the label of 'Karanadon Entertainment', and sold them himself. Before publishing the novel in North America, Reilly rewrote most of the novel, placing the contest in the New York Library, rather than a fictitious library, and added descriptions of and encounters with the other contestants to improve his story.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contest

   kon-test′, v.t. to call in question or make the subject of dispute: to strive for.—n. Con′test, a struggle for superiority: strife: debate.—adj. Contest′able.—ns. Contest′ant, one who contests; Contestā′tion, the act of contesting: contest: strife: emulation.—p.adj. Contest′ed.—adv. Contest′ingly, by contest.—Contested election, an election for a member of parliament or the like, where more than one competitor offer themselves. [Fr.,—L. contestāri, to call to witness—con, and testāri, to be a witness—testis, a witness.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contest

   In a military sense, to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground. Earnest struggle for superiority, defense, or the like; strife in arms.

Matched Categories

1. • Oppose
   • Social Event

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'contest' in Nouns Frequency: #2068

How to pronounce contest?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contest in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of contest in a Sentence

1. Ambrose Bierce:

   Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

2. Samuel Adams:

   Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.

3. Artist Rebekah Nastav:

   I mean, I'll spend several months out of the year just doing nothing but working on this painting for this contest, and most of the years, for most of the artists in the contest, you don't--if you don't win, you lose, and it gets hard to take that time and time and time again. Some people enter for 20, 30 years without ever even coming close. i never get sick of painting them. There will be times where I'm about halfway through and I'm kind of sick of that particular painting because I just want it to be done, especially when it's still, like, in, sort of, the ugly stage because my favorite part is just doing the final touches where it actually looks nice. So there's times where I don't really feel like finishing it. But other than that, no, I never get tired of doing it, and I always look forward to picking my nextpainting for the next year and trying to decide how I want to design it.

4. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it.

5. Robin Hayes:

   The Charlotte mayoral contest will be decided based on who can best promote public safety, provide economic development and improve critical infrastructure needs. This contest will not be decided based on the skin color of the candidates, any suggestion that a candidate is more or less qualified for political office based on their skin color alone, offensive to North Carolina Republicans and we condemn it. This type of suggestion has no place in our public discourse.

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