Definition of contend - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
competitionintr. engage in a competition or contestintr.
- The teams will contend for the championship.
2.
difficultyintr. deal with a difficulty or problemintr.
- She had to contend with a lot of stress.
3.
assertiontr. argue or assert something is truetr.
- He contends that the policy is unfair.
4.
effortintr. struggle to achieve or maintain somethingintr.
- They contended for control of the company.
Expressions with contend
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deal with something difficult or unpleasant
She had to contend with heavy traffic every morning.
Origin of contend
Latin, contendere (to strive)
Terms with contend included in their meaning
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hard effort
fight or contend against something
opposition
contend against an opponent or idea
Examples of contend in a sentence
She will contend for the title next year. He had to contend with a difficult boss. They contended with harsh weather conditions during the trip. She contends that the results are inaccurate. They contend that the decision was biased. Several firms contended for the contract.
She contended to keep her seat on the council.
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- French:se disputer, faire face, ...
- German:kämpfen, fertigwerden, ...
- Italian:contendere, affrontare, ...
- Spanish:competir, enfrentar, ...
- Portuguese:competir, enfrentar, ...
- Chinese:争夺, 应对, ...
- Japanese:争う, 対処する, ...
- Arabic:نَافَسَ, كَابَد, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְמוֹדֵד, לִטְעוֹן, ...
- Russian:сражаться, справляться, ...
- Ukrainian:змагатися, мати справу з, ...
- Hindi:मुकाबला करना, सामना करना, ...
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