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con·test (k

)

1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals.

2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges. See Synonyms at conflict.

v. (k

n-t

, k

) con·test·ed, con·test·ing, con·tests

v.tr.

1. To compete or strive for.

2. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose.

v.intr.

To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique.

[Probably from French conteste, from contester, to dispute, from Old French, to call to witness, from Latin contestr : com-, com- + testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]

con·testa·ble adj.

contes·tation (k

-st

n) n.

con·tester n.

contest

n [ˈkɒntɛst]

1. a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc., compete and attempt to win

2. a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests

vb [kənˈtɛst]

1. (tr) to try to disprove; call in question

2. (when intr, foll by with or against) to fight, dispute, or contend (with) contest an election

[from Latin contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from testis witness]

contestable adj

contestableness , contestability n

contestably adv

contestation n

contester n

contestingly adv

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	contest - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants competition game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) championship - a competition at which a champion is chosen chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end dogfight - a fiercely disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract" race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift" tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner playoff - any final competition to determine a championship series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series" field trial - a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize race - any competition; "the race for the presidency" spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
	2.	contest - a struggle between rivals rivalry, competition, contention - the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place" battle of wits - a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used bidding contest - a series of competing bids popularity contest - competition (real or figurative) for popular support
Verb	1.	contest - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" repugn, contend oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

contest

noun

1. competition, game, match, trial, tournament, head-to-head Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.

2. struggle, fight, battle, debate, conflict, dispute, encounter, controversy, combat, discord, turf war (informal) a bitter contest over who should control the state's future

verb

1. compete in, take part in, fight in, go in for, contend for, vie in He quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.

2. oppose, question, challenge, argue, debate, dispute, object to, litigate, call in or into question Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.

Translations

contest

A. [ˈkɒntest] N (= struggle) → contienda f, lucha f (Boxing, Wrestling) → combate m; (= competition, quiz) → concurso m (Sport) → competición f
beauty contest → concurso m de belleza
a fishing contest → una competición de pesca

B. [kənˈtest] VT [+ argument, will etc] → impugnar, rebatir; [+ election, seat] → presentarse como candidato/a a; [+ legal suit] → defender
I contest your right to do that → pongo en tela de juicio que usted tenga el derecho de hacer eso
the seat was not contested → no hubo disputa por el escaño, en las elecciones se presentó un solo candidato

C. [kənˈtest] VI to contest against → contender con
they are contesting for a big prize → se disputan un premio importante

contest [ˈkɒntɛst]

(= struggle) → combat m, lutte f

(= competition) → concours m talent contest

vt [kənˈtɛst]

(= object to) [+ statement, decision] → contester

(= compete for) [+ election] → disputer; [+ title, competition] → disputer

(LAW) [+ will] → attaquer

contest

n (→ um) → Kampf m; (= competition also) → Wettkampf m, → Wettstreit m (geh); (= beauty contest etc) → Wettbewerb m; boxing contest → Boxkampf m; election contest → Wahlkampf m; it’s no contest → das ist ein ungleicher Kampf; it was a real contest of skill → es kam dabei wirklich aufs Können an

(= fight over) → kämpfen um; (= fight against, oppose) → kämpfen gegen; (Parl) election → teilnehmen an (+dat); to contest a seat (Parl) → um einen Wahlkreis kämpfen; the seat was not contested → es gab keinen Kampf um den Wahlkreis

(= dispute) statement → bestreiten, angreifen; measure → angreifen; (Jur) will, right, legal action → anfechten; a contested measure → eine umstrittene Maßnahme; to contest somebody’s right to do something → jdm das Recht streitig machen or jds Recht anfechten, etw zu tun

vi → kämpfen (for um)

contest [ɐn ˈkɒntɛst; ɐvb kənˈtɛst]

1. n (struggle) → gara, lotta (Boxing, Wrestling) → incontro; (competition) → gara, concorso

2. vt (dispute, argument) → contestare; (right) → contestare, disputare (Law) → impugnare; (compete for) → contendersi, disputare; (election, seat) → essere in lizza per

contest [ɐn ˈkɒntɛst; ɐvb kənˈtɛst]

1. n (struggle) → gara, lotta (Boxing, Wrestling) → incontro; (competition) → gara, concorso

2. vt (dispute, argument) → contestare; (right) → contestare, disputare (Law) → impugnare; (compete for) → contendersi, disputare; (election, seat) → essere in lizza per

contest

n contest [ˈkontest]

a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory a sporting contest. wedstryd مُباراه، مُناظَرَه، مُسابَقَه състезание zápas, soutěž, závod strid; konkurrence der Wettkampf διαγωνισμός competición (deporte), concurso, combate, certamen võistlus رقابت؛ ستیز kilpailu compétition תָחַרוּת प्रतियोगिता prepirka, spor verseny pertandingan keppni gara 競争 다툼, 경기 varžybos, konkursas sacensība pertandingan strijd strid, konkurranse, tvist turniej, konkurs certame competiţie состязание súťaž tekmovanje takmičenje kamp, tävling, match การดิ้นรน; การแข่งขัน yarışma, müsabaka 競賽 змагання مقابل‍ہ، مسابق‍ہ cuộc thi 竞赛

n conˈtestant

a person who takes part in a contest He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition. deelnemer, teenstander مُتَنافِس، مُتَبار състезател závodník, soutěžící konkurrencedeltager; modkandidat der/die Wettkämpferin διαγωνιζόμενος competidor, aspirante, concursante, candidato võistleja شرکت کننده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מִתחָרֶה प्रतियोगी suparnik, protivnik versenyző peserta kontes keppandi concorrente 競技者 다투는 사람, 경쟁자 varžybų/konkurso dalyvis sacensību dalībnieks; sāncensis peserta deelnemer konkurransedeltaker zawodnik concorrente concurent участник состязания súťažiaci, -a tekmovalec takmičar tävlande ผู้แข่งขัน yarışmacı, müsabık 參加比賽者 суперник مقابل‍ہ می‍ں حص‍ہ لین‍ے والا thí sinh 参加比赛者

contest → مسابقة soutěž konkurrence Wettbewerb διαγωνισμός contienda kilpailu concours natjecanje gara 競争 경연 wedstrijd konkurranse konkurs competição соревнование tävling การแข่งขัน yarışma cuộc thi 论争

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