Definition of Contend

1. Verb. Maintain or assert. "He contended that Communism had no future"

Exact synonyms: Postulate
Generic synonyms: Claim
Derivative terms: Contention

2. Verb. Have an argument about something. "Sam wants to contend with Sue "

3. Verb. To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation. ; "They contested the outcome of the race"
Exact synonyms: Contest, Repugn
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"

5. Verb. Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.
Exact synonyms: Compete, Vie
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"

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. to vie [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: vie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contend

contemporary world
contemporise
contemporize
contemporized
contemporizes
contemporizing
contempt
contemptibility
contemptible
contemptibly
contempts
contemptuous
contemptuously
contempt of Congress
contempt of court
contend (current term)
contended
contender
contenders
contending
contends
content
content
contented
contentedly
contentedness
contentednesses
contenting
contention
contentions

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