con·tend (k n-t nd )v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends v.intr. 1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport. 2. To compete, as in a race; vie. 3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute. See Synonyms at discuss. v.tr. To maintain or assert: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible. [Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] con·tend er n. |
contend
Verb
1. contend with to deal with
2. to assert
3. to compete or fight
4. to argue earnestly [Latin contendere to strive]
contender n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | contend - maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" claim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| 2. |  contend - have an argument about something stickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) spar - fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, quibble, niggle - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" | |
| 3. | contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" | |
| 4. | contend - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" | |
| 5. |  contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersplay - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff race, run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" | |
| 6. | contend - 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" bear down - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down" fistfight - fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight" join battle - engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined" tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" fight back - defend oneself battle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" war - make or wage war attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback chicken-fight, chickenfight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders tourney - engage in a tourney feud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" skirmish - engage in a skirmish bandy - exchange blows fence - fight with fencing swords box - engage in a boxing match spar - fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring" tussle, scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle" wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
contend
Translations
contend [kənˈtɛnd] vt to contend that → soutenir or prétendre que vi to contend with (= compete) → rivaliser avec (= struggle); lutter avec;
v contend [kənˈtend]
1 (usually withwith) to struggle against. worstel, stry يُكافِح، يُقاوِم، يُنافِس боря се zápolit (s) slås med; kæmpe med kämpfen μάχομαι competir võitlema مبارزه کردن؛ جنگیدن kamppailla lutter (contre) לְהִתמוֹדֵד विवाद करना boriti se versenyez menentang berjast (við) contendere, combattere 争う 싸우다 kovoti, varžytis cīnīties bersaing kampen kjempe mot, slåss, være stridbar walczyć, rywalizować lutar a (se) lupta (împotriva) бороться (с) zápasiť boriti se (proti) boriti se strida (kämpa) mot ดิ้นรนต่อสู้กับ uğraşmak, mücadele etmek 鬥爭 суперничати, змагатися جد وجهد كرنا، مقابلہ كرنا đấu tranh với 斗争
2 (withthat) to say or maintain (that). voer aan, beweer يَقول، يَدَّعي، يُؤكِّد القَول твърдя tvrdit hævde; påstå behaupten ισχυρίζομαι sostener, afirmar väitma استدلال کردن؛ بحث کردن väittää soutenir (que) לִטעוֹן अपनी बात पर अड़े रहना tvrditi állít berpendapat fullyrða sostenere 主張する 주장하다 tvirtinti strīdēties; apgalvot mengatakan beweren hevde, påstå twierdzić insistir a susţine (că) утверждать tvrdiť, že trditi trvditi hävda ยืนยัน ileri sürmek, iddia etmek 主張 твердити; доводити بحث كرنا، كسى بات پر قائم رهنا cho rằng 争论
n conˈtender
a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc). stryder, mededinger مُنافِس، مُتَبارِ،مُشْتَرِك في مُباراه съперник uchazeč, soutěžící konkurrencedeltager; udfordrer der/die Kämpfer(in) υποψήφιος, διεκδικητής contendiente tiitlitaotleja, kandidaat حریف؛ هماورد mestaruuden tavoittelija, ehdokas prétendant/-ante מִתמוֹדֵד मुकाबला करने वाला borac, natjecatelj versenyző kontestan keppandi contendente, concorrente 競争者 경쟁자 pretendentas, varžovas sāncensis; pretendents petanding mededinger konkurransedeltaker, utfordrer uczestnik, zawodnik competidor pretendent претендент uchádzač, -ka tekmovalec takmičar tävlande, utmanare คู่ต่อสู้ yarışmacı, müsabık 競爭者 суперник مقابلہ ميں حصہ لینے والا đối thủ 竞争者
n conˈtention
1 an opinion put forward. standpunt رَأي يُجادِل المَرْء في سَبيلِه твърдение tvrzení påstand die Behauptung ισχυρισμός opinión väide استدلال väite assertion טֵעֲנָה दलील prepiranje, svađa állítás pendapat staðhæft álit asserzione 主張 논점 tvirtinimas, įsitikinimas apgalvojums perdebatan bewering påstand twierdzenie asserção afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie trditev tvrdnja åsikt, argument ความคิดเห็นในการโต้แย้ง iddia, ileri sürülen fikir (爭論中的)論點 точка зору; переконання راۓ sự tranh cãi （争论中的）论点
2 argument; disagreement. twis, argument نِزاع، جِدال спор hádka; spor strid der Streit φιλονικία, διαφωνία discusión riid مشاجره؛ اختلاف kiista contestation רִיב तर्क borba, takmičenje vita pertentangan deila contesa 論争 논쟁 ginčas strīds pendapat geschil (ord)strid spór disputa controversă спор spor prepir prepirka strid, stridighet, tvist การโต้แย้ง tartışma, itilâf 爭論 розбіжність, суперечність حجت، دليل sự bất đồng 争论
adj conˈtentious [-ʃəs]
quarrelsome. twissiek,twissoekerig مُخاصِم، مُنازِع، مُجادِل заядлив hádavý stridslysten streitsüchtig εριστικός contencioso, polémico riiuhimuline دعوایی؛ ستیزه جو riidanhaluinen querelleur מְעוֹרֵר מַחֲלוֹקֶת विवादस्पद svadljiv veszekedő suka bertengkar þrætugjarn controverso 議論好きな 싸우기［논쟁을］ 좋아하는 mėgstantis ginčytis, vaidingas strīdīgs; ķildīgs perbalahan twistziek, aanvechtbaar kranglevoren, stridbar, trettekjær kłótliwy conflituoso arţăgos спорный hádavý prepirljiv svadljiv stridslysten, grälsjuk ซึ่งเป็นที่ถกเถียง kavgacı 好爭論的 задирливий, причепливий متنازع فيه، جهگڑالو hay cãi nhau 好争论的
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