contend

verbB1

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verb

V_es/s

contends

V_ing/Gerund

contending

V_ed/pp

contended

1.
(intransitive)To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
2011, Osaiah "Ike" Wilson III, James J.F. Forrest, Handbook of Defence Politics the armies of Syria and Lebanon lack the capability to contend with the Israeli army, as demonstrated during the course of the First Lebanon War.
2.
(intransitive)To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
3.
(intransitive)To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
4.
(intransitive)To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.
A group of Colorado voters contends that Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits former President Donald J. Trump, who seeks the Presidential nomination of the Republican Party in this year’s election, from becoming President again.
5.
To try to cope with a difficulty or problem. [with with]

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Đồng nghĩa

assert aver combat fight oppose vie contest debate dispute litigateemulatestrive struggle submitstrive in opposition fight, combat, vie, opposestruggle struggle, strive, emulate rarestrive in debate contest, litigate, dispute, debatebelieve and argue assert, aver, submit

Cùng gốc / liên quan

uncontendedcontendinglynoncontending uncontendingcontend withcontender contention contentious

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend), from com- (together) + tendere (to stretch); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.