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Definition of Contend
1. Verb. Maintain or assert. "He contended that Communism had no future"
2. Verb. Have an argument about something. "Sam wants to contend with Sue "
Specialized synonyms: Stickle, Spar, Bicker, Brabble, Niggle, Pettifog, Quibble, Squabble, Altercate, Argufy, Dispute, Quarrel, Scrap, Oppose
Entails: Differ, Disagree, Dissent, Take Issue
Generic synonyms: Converse, Discourse
Derivative terms: Arguer, Argument, Argumentative, Contention, Debatable, Debate
3. Verb. To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation. ; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Generic synonyms: Oppose
Specialized synonyms: Challenge, Dispute, Gainsay
Derivative terms: Contention, Contest, Contestable, Contestation, Contestee, Contester, Repugnance
4. Verb. Come to terms with. "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Generic synonyms: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Extemporize, Improvise, Fend, Cut, Hack, Rub Along, Scrape Along, Scrape By, Scratch Along, Squeak By, Squeeze By, Cope With, Match, Meet
5. Verb. Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.
Specialized synonyms: Go For, Try For, Play, Run Off, Race, Run, Rival, Emulate, Equal, Match, Rival, Touch
Derivative terms: Competition, Competitive, Competitor, Competitory, Contender, Contention
6. Verb. Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. "Sam cannot contend Sue "; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
Entails: Compete, Vie
Specialized synonyms: Bear Down, Fistfight, Join Battle, Tug, Defend, Fight, Fight Back, Fight Down, Oppose, Get Back, Settle, Fight Back, Battle, Combat, War, Assail, Attack, Duel, Joust, Chicken-fight, Chickenfight, Tourney, Feud, Skirmish, Bandy, Fence, Box, Spar, Scuffle, Tussle, Wrestle, Engage, Wage
Derivative terms: Fight, Fight, Fight, Fighter, Fighter, Fighting, Struggle
Also: Fight Off
Definition of Contend
1. v. i. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
2. v. t. To struggle for; to contest.
Definition of Contend
1. Verb. to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. ¹
2. Verb. to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. ¹
3. Verb. to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contend
1. to vie [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: vie
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contend
Literary usage of Contend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"They contend that it was no part of the policy of Spanish or Mexican government
... They contend, also, that any legislation repugnant to this policy of the ..."
2. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"Nay even now among some of tho barbarian», and «'specially those of Asia, prizes
for boxing nnd wrestling arc given, nnd they wear girdles when they contend ..."
3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Two peasants wrangle o'er their boundaries, Both stand, their gauges in their
hands, short space Dividing, and for equal rights contend ; So, parted only by ..."
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