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US
/kənˈtɛnd/
]
[ UK /kəntˈɛnd/ ]
[ UK /kəntˈɛnd/ ]
VERB
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to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
They contested the outcome of the race -
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
We got by on just a gallon of gas -
maintain or assert
He contended that Communism had no future - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Siblings are always fighting
the tribesmen fought each other - have an argument about something
How To Use contend In A Sentence
- Then there are the PIP implant problems that thousands of women have had to contend with. The Sun
- They contended that many foreign central banks were willing to absorb all the foreign currency earned by their exporting sectors that was not willingly held by their private sector in US dollar denominated assets.
- Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
- That's why I contend, with just a soupçon of exaggeration, that Britain's big choice will be made on May 29.
- The term comprehended the whole nation, and no one will contend that the choice spoken of indicated that every Jew was safe for eternity. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election
- Bu to me, this looks like a supped up contender breakaction. And Now, A Really Manly Handgun
- She contends that U.S. officials overreacted, rather than dealing pragmatically with adoption procedures in a country where poverty and a long-running insurgency fueled widespread child abandonment, impaired record-keeping, and hampered official investigative capabilities. Despite Hurdles, Families Pursue Nepal Adoptions
- The irony being, if Spurs do become legitimate contenders for the title and pip City to it, therefore Man City sponsor their own downfall. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
- Beijing is contending for the leadership of the twenty-first century.
- In some things it may be well that emotion is greater than logic; but emotion _in logic_ is sad to contend with, sad even to contemplate -- and such is too often the reasoning of the untrained woman. Public Speaking
