contend

con·tend  (kn-tnd)

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.

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[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tender n.

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contend [kənˈtɛnd]

vb

1. (intr; often foll by with) to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc.; vie

2. to argue earnestly; debate

3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain

[from Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim]

contender  n

contendingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contend - maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" postulate 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     argue, debate, fence 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" converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race" contest, repugn oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
	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" get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, deal, make out 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" cope with, match, meet - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
	5.	contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others compete, vie try for, go for - make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics" play - 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" rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
	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" fight, struggle 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" wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

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contend

verb

1. argue, hold, maintain, allege, assert, affirm, avow, aver The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.

2. compete, fight, struggle, clash, contest, strive, vie, grapple, jostle, skirmish The two main groups contended for power.

contend with something face, meet, deal with, oppose, tackle, cope with, confront, grapple with It is time, once again, to contend with racism.

Translations

contend [kənˈtend]

A. VT to contend that → afirmar que, sostener que

B. VI to contend (with sb) for sth → competir(con algn)por algo
we have many problems to contend with → se nos plantean muchos problemas
you'll have me to contend with → tendrás que vértelas conmigo
he has a lot to contend with → tiene que enfrentarse a muchos problemas

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contend [kənˈtɛnd]

vi

to contend with sth (= deal with) [+ problem, difficulty] → affronter qch
He has a lot to contend with
BUT Il a beaucoup de problèmes à résoudre.
to have to contend with (= face the problem of) → devoir affronter, être aux prises avec

(= compete) to contend for sth → se disputer qch
to contend with sb for sth → disputer qch à qn

vt (= claim) to contend that → soutenir que, prétendre que

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contend

vi

(= compete) → kämpfen; to contend (with somebody) for something → (mit jdm) um etw kämpfen; then you’ll have me to contend with → dann bekommst du es mit mir zu tun; but I’ve got two directors to contend with → aber ich habe es mit zwei Direktoren zu tun

(= cope) to contend with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw fertig werden

vt → behaupten

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contend [kənˈtɛnd]

1. vt to contend that (frm) → sostenere che, asserire che

2. vi (fig) to contend (with sb) for sth → contendersi qc (con qn)
we have many problems to contend with → dobbiamo lottare contro molti problemi
you'll have me to contend with → dovrai vedertela con me
he has a lot to contend with → ha un sacco di guai

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contend

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 다투다 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 搏鬥，辛苦競爭 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 맞서다 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 선수 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 論點，主張 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 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