 contend |
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| 1. | [ verb ] maintain or assert | |
| Synonyms: | postulate | |
| Examples: | "He contended that Communism had no future" |
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| Related terms: | claim contention | |
| 2. | [ verb ] have an argument about something | |
| Synonyms: | argue debate fence | |
| Related terms: | converse oppose quarrel quibble spar stickle controversy debater disagree | |
| 3. | [ verb ] to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | |
| Synonyms: | contest repugn | |
| Examples: | "They contested the outcome of the race" |
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| Related terms: | oppose challenge controversy incompatibility contester contestee | |
| 4. | [ verb ] come to terms or deal successfully with; | |
| Synonyms: | deal cope manage grapple get_by make_do make_out | |
| Examples: | "We got by on just a gallon of gas" "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
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| Related terms: | act meet fend hack extemporize scrape_along braving | |
| 5. | [ verb ] compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | |
| Synonyms: | compete vie | |
| Related terms: | play equal race try_for run_off run emulate rival rival competition | |
| Similar spelling: |
contender contending contented content contemn contention contents condensed continued condom contain Contini condone contempt condemn continue continuo condense Continent continual condenser continuum count_on |
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