contending

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.

Translations

contending [kənˈtendɪŋ] ADJ → rival, opuesto

contending

adj emotions → widerstreitend; the contending parties (in dispute, lawsuit) → die streitenden Parteien pl