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   con·tend

   /kənˈtend/

   verb

   • 1. struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger): "she had to contend with his uncertain temper"
   • ▪ engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something): "the local team should contend for a division championship" Similar competechallengevieconteststrivestruggletusslegrapplewrestlescufflesquabbleskirmishbattlecombatfightwarwage warjoin battlecross swordslock hornsgo head to headopposeclash
   • 2. assert something as a position in an argument: "he contends that the judge was wrong" Similar assertmaintainholdclaimargueprofessaffirmaveravowinsiststatedeclarepronounceallegeplead

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something)’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.

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   The meaning of CONTEND is to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle. How to use contend in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONTEND definition: 1. to compete in order to win something: 2. to say that something is true or is a fact: 3. to…. Learn more.

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   Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct.

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   Contend definition: to struggle in opposition. See examples of CONTEND used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONTEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONTEND meaning: 1. to compete in order to win something: 2. to say that something is true or is a fact: 3. to…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONTEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. verb. If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it. It is time, once again, to contend with racism. [VERB + with] American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with. [VERB + with] 2. verb. If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true. [formal]

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › contendContend - definition of contend by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport. 2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie: two runners contending for the lead. 3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute. v.tr.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcontend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of contend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONTEND | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    to say that something is true: [ + (that) ] His lawyers contend that he is telling the truth. contend verb (COMPETE) to compete with someone to try to win something: one of the groups contending for power. Phrasal verbs. contend with sth. (Definition of contend from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

11. www.yourdictionary.com › contendContend Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    To strive in debate or controversy; dispute. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. Wiktionary. Synonyms: vie. compete. state. say. maintain. avow. hold. declare.