con·tend (k n-t nd )v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, contends 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.]
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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 somethingstickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points) spar - fight verbally; "They were sparring all night" 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" 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 otherstry 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"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" get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy" 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" 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 feud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" 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 [kənˈtɛnd] vt (= argue) → afirmar
contend [kənˈtɛnd] vt to contend that → soutenir or prétendre que vi to contend with (= compete) → rivaliser avec (= struggle); lutter avec;
contend [kənˈtɛnd] vt to contend that ... → behaupten, dass ...;
contend [kənˈtɛnd] vt to contend that → sostenere che vi to contend with → lottare contro;
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