challenge1 nounchallenge2 verb
challengechal·lenge1 /ˈtʃæləndʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Each lawyer may issue up to six challenges.
- Holyfield accepted Lewis' challenge to fight for the title.
- I like the challenge of learning new things.
- In grade school, Clint was a real challenge to all of his teachers.
- Deceptively strong, he can surprise opponents by riding heavy challenges.
- Her legal challenge has been taken over by another prospective Citadel cadet, Nancy Mellette.
- His biggest challenge with this unit will be motivation.
- How to preserve that involvement in an egalitarian context is one of the great challenges of modern society.
- It was an interesting challenge and I responded with alacrity.
- Our city challenge and other inner-city initiatives were enthusiastically received by local authorities and the private sector - particularly in the north-east.
- Overcoming a natural resistance to change is a challenge faced by many companies that want to progress.
- This chapter has concentrated on the challenges of bureau work.
Longman Language Activatorto deal successfully with a difficult situation
to deal successfully with a fairly difficult but ordinary situation: · "How did you manage while you were unemployed?'' "Luckily, I had some savings.''· I'll be away for a week, do you think you can manage on your own?· Helen was always a difficult child. None of her teachers knew how to manage her.· The seminar discusses typical work-related problems and strategies to manage them.
to succeed in dealing with difficult problems in your life, your job, or your relationships: · It's a tough job but I'm sure he'll cope.cope with: · When I got back from holiday, I had an enormous backlog of work to cope with.cope emotionally/financially/psychologically etc: · The kids were very young and it was difficult to cope financially.cope well/successfully/nicely etc: · People who cope successfully with difficult situations usually look ahead and anticipate the circumstances.
to live through an unhappy or unpleasant time in your life, and deal with the problems that it brings: · Her friends helped her to get through the first awful weeks after Bill died.
to be dealing successfully with a difficult situation at the moment: · The police have the situation under control.be under control: · The flight was very bumpy but the pilot assured us that everything was under control.bring something under control (=start to deal with it successfully): · The disease is spreading so fast that it is going to take years to bring it under control.keep something under control: · During the 1990s low oil prices helped to keep inflation under control.
especially spoken /overcome especially written to deal successfully with a problem so that it no longer exists or is not as bad: · I've always wanted to overcome my fear of spiders.· It's perfectly normal to be a bit nervous. I'm sure you'll get over it once you start your presentation.· The school overcame the problem of funding by getting local firms to sponsor them.
to consider, understand, and deal with a very difficult or important problem or situation: · The residents of the small town are still struggling to come to grips with the tragedy.· Teachers must be prepared to spend time getting to grips with new technology.· No country has really got to grips with the problem of nuclear waste.
to deal successfully with a sudden, unexpected situation or problem by trying especially hard: · We are calling on all our employees to rise to the occasion and become more efficient and productive.· The team rose to the challenge and fought back to produce another goal.rise to the challenge of something: · Naylor was one of those men who rise to the challenge of danger.
to deal with an unexpected or difficult problem calmly and confidently: · Liz seems to be taking the divorce in her stride.· Most kids get teased a bit at school - they have to learn to take it in their stride.· Nigel smiled and took the criticism in his stride.
to deal with a problem or difficult situation, by being able to ignore or forget about it: · Kate rose above all the trouble at home and did well in her classes.· Immigrants to the country were struggling to survive and rise above the poverty that surrounded them.
needing a lot of skill, hard work, and determination a challenging job or activity needs a lot of hard work and skill, but it is also interesting and enjoyable: · The job wasn't challenging enough for me - I wanted something more creative.· Bowden called the piece "one of the most challenging pieces of music I've ever played."
if a new job or activity is a challenge , it is difficult, but you are determined to do it because it is interesting and exciting: · You may find your first couple of months in the job quite a challenge.· Getting the two groups to work together was a challenge, but we did it.
a demanding job or activity is very difficult and tiring, because it needs all your effort and skill: · Being a nurse in a busy hospital is a demanding job - you don't get much free time.
if something is daunting , it seems almost impossible, and the idea of doing it makes you feel nervous: · Climbing Everest is a daunting challenge for any mountaineer.daunting task: · I was faced with the daunting task of learning the whole script in 24 hours.
spoken use this about something that needs a lot of effort, skill, or determination, and you admire someone who does it: · Winning 3 gold medals in the Olympic Games takes some doing.· It took some doing, but I finally persuaded Jim to give me a few more days off.
formal difficult for someone because of needing more mental or physical effort than they are able to give: · The job was taxing, but there were some good moments.· Later in the pregnancy when the drive to work was getting too taxing, I worked at home two days a week.
needing hard work and a lot of attention given to the details of a job, in order to make sure that it is done well: · Film-editing is a difficult and exacting job.· The article is based on the institute's exacting study of wages in the health care professions.
if an activity, job etc stretches you, it is difficult enough to make you use all your skill, ability etc, and this helps you become better at it: · The exercises are designed to stretch the abilities of even the most advanced students.· I was disappointed with the course -- I didn't feel I was being stretched enough.
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nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Can Thompson make a credible challenge for the party leadership? The officer challenged him to a duel. the formidable task of local government reorganization Friends of the Earth are mounting a campaign to monitor the illegal logging of trees. Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250-mile route alone.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=deal with one)· Here are a few tips to help you meet the challenges of university life.
(=have to deal with one)· The company still faces some challenges.
(=try to deal with one)· He was ready to accept new challenges.
(=accept one)· The new headteacher has taken on the challenge of improving the school.
(=be a difficult one)· These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.
(=be an interesting one)· Her new job provided a real challenge.
(=deal successfully with it)· It was a difficult project but we rose to the challenge.
· Children enjoy a challenge so the work should not be too easy.
adjectives· Building the tunnel presented a major challenge to engineers.
· At the moment we are facing a serious environmental challenge.
(=a difficult one)· On Monday, Sharapova faced her first real challenge of the tournament.
(=a very difficult one)· How to deal with waste is a daunting challenge for the west.
· This could be the biggest challenge of his career.
· I love the physical challenge of climbing.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· To protect the environment we must accept some difficult challenges.
(=try to take the power away from someone)· There had been no-one to really challenge his authority.
· The leadership saw the demonstrations as a challenge to their authority.
(=say that you do not believe it is true)· Washington continued to challenge the claim that global warming is partly caused by carbon dioxide.
Can Thompson make a credible challenge for the party leadership?· I chose this job because I like having to deal with new challenges every day.
The officer challenged him to a duel.· The coal industry faces serious challenges.
the formidable task of local government reorganization Friends of the Earth are mounting a campaign to monitor the illegal logging of trees.· Copernicus challenged the notion that the Sun goes around the Earth.
· The material being taught must pose a challenge to pupils.
· I'm enjoying my new job because it presents an interesting challenge.
· Mr Taylor is a man who cannot resist a challenge.
(=be different from the usual idea of something)· These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes.
· She said she couldn’t face tackling the job on her own.
Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250-mile route alone.· But convincing the authorities to license his treatment may not be his biggest challenge.· However, the biggest challenge we face today is a willingness by some in the entertainment industry to produce whatever sells.· It's a big challenge but I am sure that together we can do it.· Finding a place to put the tons of snow now sitting on already clogged urban streets is perhaps the biggest challenge.· Happiness, in a way, is the biggest challenge.· Inventing an economically efficient system for counting and cutting emissions that encompasses the public and private sectors, is the biggest challenge.· But one mile cross country is a big challenge for many of these youngsters.· C.-The smallest Raiders offensive player presents the biggest challenge to the Carolina Panthers' defense.
· Confronted by this direct and deliberate challenge, the United States has apologized.· Clinton rarely offers direct challenges to the people; he prefers to play the preacher and the conciliator.· Yet the symbol of feminism was perceived as a direct challenge to Catholicism and Catholic values.· A direct challenge to the orthodox test arose in two cases decided in 1987.· It had now become a direct challenge to his manhood.· Each broadcasting organization could henceforth pursue its programme policies without fear of a direct challenge to its sources of revenue.· Nor has there been any direct challenge to the chairman.· This was a direct challenge to Urban, who had not been consulted or even properly informed.
· All this proved a formidable challenge to our sweeper, a delightful Rajasthani lady named Murti.· The formidable challenge for progressive bishops and theologians who dominated the Second Vatican Council was to formulate a compelling alternative.· Working out an effective strategy to control it rather than let it control us is a formidable challenge.· Chess posed a formidable challenge for computer scientists.· At their most fully developed business information systems provide a formidable challenge to the creativity of archivists and historians alike.
· The greatest challenge is strengthening judicial systems, which in some countries have long been susceptible to bribery or political pressure.· In fact, he called fixing Muni his greatest challenge.· The great challenge in eating blind is conversation.· Trout fishing is often a great challenge, but rewarding just the same, with gorgeous colored fish and the streamside beauty.· In fact, as the great challenge of the conference drew nearer, an astonishing change seemed to come over my father.· It is a great challenge for the West.· The beauty here is beyond words but not beyond painting, and is my greatest artistic challenge to date.· A major war, which we tend to fight two or three times a century, presents a far greater fiscal challenge.
· There is, she says, little intellectual challenge, hardly any praise, not even much blame.· Lent was also the season when the Church confronted perhaps its most vexing intellectual challenge.· Problems, puzzles and policy issues Puzzles are mental tasks or games that present some intellectual challenge but are easily solved.· Judge Bork responded that it was the intellectual challenge that appealed to him.· But pleasure, and intellectual challenge, is in response to individual installations rather than to the exhibition as a whole.· They could see how much they enjoyed actually selling and missed its intellectual challenge and glamor.· There is no serious intellectual challenge to it.· It did not present the kind of intellectual challenges that had attracted me into science.
· It should ensure your pet lives in the lap of luxury - without risking a legal challenge.· But the people whose support Gore needs as he continues his legal challenges still seem to be on side.· BAfter all, the extension has been postponed for decades by a barrage of legal and legislative challenges.· Both Cooper and Bond said they have never had to fight such an enormous legal challenge.· The longevity of a president's laws, regulations and executive orders depends in part on the legal challenges to them.· They believe a successful legal challenge could re-open the prospect of successful buyouts.· Her legal challenge has been taken over by another prospective Citadel cadet, Nancy Mellette.
· Producing this sort of display reliably and with low power is a major challenge for future on-board computer systems.· President Clinton will win the Democratic renomination without a major challenge.· The Torrin Estate provides a major challenge for the Trust because living communities exist alongside beautiful scenery.· Another major challenge could come next year should voters approve a statewide ballot initiative aimed at abolishing mobile-home rent control.· Discussion Patients admitted to casualty departments with acutely disturbed behaviour present a major diagnostic challenge.· Merely earning enough money to keep a family housed, fed, and clothed is a major challenge for most people.· The environment poses another major challenge to reliance on the car industry.· Yet when you become an entrepreneur, just getting paid becomes a major challenge.
· All she knew was that she presumably represented a new challenge.· This presents our much decorated medical research with a new challenge.· The possible introduction of individual education and training vouchers for school leavers will also provide education and training with a new challenge.· This is, however, a book that speaks directly to the home cook looking for new challenges and tastes.· And, in his supreme arrogance, new challenges had to be swiftly conquered.· When the Boston Compact was renegotiated for the second time in 1994, it included a new challenge to the business community.· It would take more than pistols to counter a new challenge from the army.· Similarly, a director of a large company resigned his position after ten years, because he wanted new challenges.
· Many blue chip companies use team-based competitions with a series of mental and physical challenges.· Completely at ease in his body, he welcomed every physical challenge.· It's been a voyage of discovery for all the crews; a personal and physical challenge which has lasted 8 months.· A physical challenge could be involved.· I would face not only a tough physical challenge, but a mental one as well.· Is climbing primarily a mental or physical challenge?· At Bègles we love the physical challenge of the forward battle.
· Nevertheless, the Ibrox fixture is part of a carefully-planned World Cup build-up which provides some real challenges to Vogts's side.· Drake was the only team that offered a real challenge, and Oregon lost that game.· Over the next decade a real challenge will be the effective provision of care for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS.· At the same time, coping with the complexity of cultural rules presents a real challenge.· The real challenge will be to attract an audience and advertisers against formidable rivals.· I think it will be a real challenge....· For example, Frankfurt could pose a real challenge to London as a financial centre for the futures markets.· The resurgence of the real poses challenges and opportunities that we are only beginning to grasp.
· The rising number of landless and marginal farmers poses a serious challenge.· The businessman is no longer subject to a serious challenge of any sort.· There is no serious intellectual challenge to it.· But next year's election could be a serious challenge.· The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.· To my mind, the most serious challenge is to minimize the cost of establishing the smallest possible profit-making power system.· There is in this a particularly serious challenge to the World Bank.· We were a shot over in the second round and I began to wonder whether he would be mounting a serious challenge.
· The less we have in physical prowess or other abilities, the stronger the challenge to overcome.· This historical work itself represents a strong challenge to some of the premises which underpin the idea of structured dependency.· Moving quickly to mount the strongest possible challenge for the seat long held by Sen.· Fiorello led all the way with Cazade putting up a strong challenge in the early part of the race.· But they could help splinter the anti-Dole vote and make it harder for a strong challenge to materialize.· The psychoanalytic idea of the subject as unconscious, as well as conscious, provides a stronger challenge.· Labour did best in the north, where it is the stronger challenge to the Tories.
NOUN· Tacoma's own programme had to survive a court challenge at around the same time.· Supporters and opponents agreed on one thing Wednesday: After the bill becomes law, a court challenge is certain.· After regulatory scrutiny and several court challenges, the rescue package for Executive Life was approved in August 1993.· After a court challenge, the clerk was ordered to accept the petitions.· Since then, however, court challenges have given new hope to adherents that term limits will survive.· George Deukmejian, was to have taken effect in 1988, but has been blocked by a series of court challenges.· Protests are being planned, court challenges plotted, posters plastered around in opposition.
· And Bryan Gould could well survive despite his unsuccessful leadership challenge and decision to quit the shadow cabinet.· Therefore, the leadership challenge is to have no weak links.· Within the Conservative Party the Gulf crisis lent weight to the argument that a leadership challenge would be inappropriate.· That was the biggest leadership challenge of all, just as it had been at Chrysler.· Background to leadership challenge By late 1991 the Hawke government faced a number of severe difficulties.· Some Tories even forecast that Mr Major would quit voluntarily rather than face the humiliation of a Tory leadership challenge.
VERB· Somehow they must find the courage to accept the challenge.· So he has accepted their challenge to run a marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 45 seconds to qualify.· Oh yes, just like him, we're going out there to win, to accept the challenge with a will.· Mayor Willie Brown, rather than accepting the challenge, shifted the onus back on recalcitrant neighbors.· In an attempt to copy her sister Sarah's exploits she accepted a challenge which nearly got her expelled.· It required a trader to accept all challenges.· This puts theology in a much stronger position to accept the challenge posed by historians and philosophers.· The Marquis does not wish to accept the challenge from an old man but Juan insists.
· It sounds simple, but Aprilia and Orbital faced a tough challenge getting the system to work.· If so, you face a team performance challenge.· We hate to face the challenge of ideology.· Meanwhile Chilperic himself was faced with a challenge from Merovech, his son by Audovera.· Despite his success, Gruden faces a challenge in trying to keep his championship team together.· The estate also faces a challenge from Basquiat's former bookkeeper, who claimed to have been his manager.· Dole also faces a challenge winning over the fence-sitters.
· Provided your employer acts reasonably, you will find it difficult to launch an effective legal challenge of his decision.
· It is widely accepted that City regulation is too fragmented to meet the challenges of insider-dealing and market manipulation.· Most managers in this study were acquiring the foundation to meet these challenges.· Clearly those who run the global economy consider success in that area the prerequisite to meeting all other challenges.· We have met every challenge with strength and confidence.· How then do these two books meet the challenges imposed by essentially complex legislation?· We were not able to meet the challenge.· So we have the financial security to meet our greatest challenge - developing long-term projects.
· It costs many hundreds of thousands to mount a challenge like this.· Above all, the Arts and Crafts movement mounted a moral challenge to the modern project.· Presidential candidate McCain is mounting a double challenge: both his message and his method are rebellions against the system.· Moving quickly to mount the strongest possible challenge for the seat long held by Sen.· We were a shot over in the second round and I began to wonder whether he would be mounting a serious challenge.· Also Tuesday, opposition leaders said they will mount a new challenge to riot police blocking protest marches.· It did not mount a sustained challenge against globally-organised capitalism, concentrated state power or even prevailing discrimination against homosexuals.· Labour's safety-first approach would be more problematical were the Tories able to mount a realistic economic challenge.
· By emphasizing every defect in her body, she offers a challenge to polite culture.· Drake was the only team that offered a real challenge, and Oregon lost that game.· In practice, it is only the largest of building societies which can offer a real competitive challenge.· The federal court system already offers no discretionary challenges to potential jurors, and state courts could follow suit.· The artist will seek a project which suits his or her work yet offer some challenges and opportunities.· Clinton rarely offers direct challenges to the people; he prefers to play the preacher and the conciliator.· If piranhas can rip a horse to pieces in no time, surely even a seven foot long otter offers little challenge?· They just happen to play a game that offers challenges greater than the Olympics, rewards richer than a gold medal.
· This is not to say however that interviewing adults was easier, simply that it posed different challenges.· Few could gainsay that such growth poses an unprecedented challenge to mankind.· In another way too, the advance of science has posed a challenge for theology.· The region has posed an administrative challenge to local governments for years.· Unemployment, or increased leisure time, poses different challenges.· Chess posed a formidable challenge for computer scientists.· The environment poses another major challenge to reliance on the car industry.· The rising number of landless and marginal farmers poses a serious challenge.
· NGOs appear to present challenges to the authority of government agencies.· At the same time, coping with the complexity of cultural rules presents a real challenge.· In the meantime, the number of suicide attempters referred to hospitals has continued to present an organizational challenge.· Home shopping, video on-demand, or other services present similar challenges.· Silently she brooded on her own thoughts, unwilling to admit to herself that he presented a challenge.· Eleven or twelve hours under the blankets presented no challenge at all to Uncle Charlie.· The community health movement in western countries presents a similar challenge to the medical dominance we have described.· The new century presented challenges that visionaries thought the old forms could not meet.
· The Torrin Estate provides a major challenge for the Trust because living communities exist alongside beautiful scenery.· Team members stay in one job for several months, but can then change to provide fresh challenges and opportunities.· Nevertheless, the Ibrox fixture is part of a carefully-planned World Cup build-up which provides some real challenges to Vogts's side.· If this trend continues, building societies are poised to provide a greater competitive challenge to the retail banking sector. 2.· Would it have provided the same challenge that running a bigger acreage will do?· Other reasons for pupils' absence can provide challenges to the school.· It follows that a flow activity is one which provides optimal challenges in relation to the actor's skills.· The psychoanalytic idea of the subject as unconscious, as well as conscious, provides a stronger challenge.
· The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.· What happened there represents a frontal challenge to how the courts, the states and the federal government administer justice.· They represent a very real challenge to the pub traditional client base.· I chose seven contrasting but popular sports, some I had played many times before, others representing new challenges.· This historical work itself represents a strong challenge to some of the premises which underpin the idea of structured dependency.· Indirectly this must have represented a challenge to the influence of Aethelred of Mercia in the East Saxon region.· Strikes, in other words, represent a challenge to managerial authority.· Involving professional services, these two sectors represent particular challenges in managing change.
· How should specialist services respond to this challenge?· I responded to the challenge of combat with the tactics of avoidance and flight.· Small wonder that he seldom responds to the challenge.· But they keep responding to the challenge.· It can not respond to unfamiliar challenges or develop new opportunities.· In June, a Parliamentary committee assembled to respond to its challenge.· All over the world, natural selection had responded to the new challenge.· A truly remarkable achievement and one that demonstrates the enthusiasm with which Johnson Matthey has responded to the challenge.
· And Charles noted with relief how Alex was rising to the challenge.· Rather than offer pure fantasy, the fashion gurus rose to the challenge of suggesting truly flattering, appropriate and stylish options.· The academic community was slower in rising to the challenge.· Of course, many princes rose to the challenge, but each lost his life in the quest.· Who will rise to the challenge?· The flood was a second major story, and the staff rose to meet the challenge.· None the less, as a recent television documentary showed, women still rise to this challenge.· Whenever she could, she played with her brothers and rose to their challenges.
· Obviously, you the supporters already accept that I must take the greater challenge when it comes.· Johnson gleefully took up the challenge.· He has taken up the challenge to lead.· Matsch will take up other defense challenges to prosecution witnesses next week.· Ability Franchisees come from all sorts of backgrounds, with women increasingly taking up the challenge.· How seriously did the Conservative Party take the Labour challenge?· The couple who took up the challenge have no grandchildren of their own.· Please contact the Office immediately if you would like to take on the challenge of this demanding task.
· And a man to whom she had just thrown down a deliberate challenge.· A trial judge sided with Burroughs, however, and threw out the patent challenges before they ever reached a jury.· Waldegrave threw out the challenge to the physics community last week at the annual conference of the Institute of Physics in Brighton.· At her readers, she throws the challenge of accepting that any friendship could survive those calamities.· Now I am going to throw out a challenge.· Competitors may throw out a challenge by improving the product and offering a better distribution service, for example.· Despite their pitifully limited numbers they threw down an inspiring challenge to the might of the autocratic regime.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Are both boys and girls shown developing independent lives, independently meeting challenges, and finding their own solutions?
- Capable of successfully and creatively meeting challenges. salary / benefits: Excellent salary and benefits package.
- Ideally, pre-marital counselling, supplemented before parenthood, would meet problems before they could arise.
- These patterns evolve over time, as an organization attempts to meet challenge after challenge in the best way it knows how.
- Barragan rose to the occasion and defeated his opponent.
- Naylor was one of those men who rise to the challenge of danger.
- The team rose to the challenge and fought back to produce another goal.
- We are calling on all our employees to rise to the occasion and become more efficient and productive.
- And Charles noted with relief how Alex was rising to the challenge.
- Bench strength could be suspect, but it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs.
- Of course, many princes rose to the challenge, but each lost his life in the quest.
- Rather than offer pure fantasy, the fashion gurus rose to the challenge of suggesting truly flattering, appropriate and stylish options.
- Sunderland again rose to the occasion against better opposition and just about deserved to get the points to ease their relegation worries considerably.
- The academic community was slower in rising to the challenge.
- Which means that even the most delicate of dishes will rise to the occasion.
- Who will rise to the challenge?
WORD FAMILYadjectivechallengingchallenged ≠ unchallengedunchallengeablenounchallengechallengerverbchallengeadverbchallengingly
1something difficult [countable, uncountable] something that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interestingchallenge of The company is ready to meet the challenges of the next few years.the challenge of doing something I relish the challenge of rebuilding the club.face/take on/accept etc a challenge (=be ready to deal with one) Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career.meet a challenge/rise to a challenge (=successfully deal with one) a new and vibrant initiative to meet the challenge of the 21st centuryintellectual/physical challenge the intellectual challenge of postgraduate research2question something [countable] when someone refuses to accept that someone or something is right and legalchallenge to a direct challenge to the Governor’s authoritychallenge from The president faces a strong challenge from nationalists.pose/represent/present a challenge (to somebody) The strike represented a serious challenge to the government.mount/launch a challenge They decided to mount a legal challenge to the decision.3competition [countable] when someone tries to win something or invites someone to try to beat them in a fight, competition etcchallenge for They are ready to mount a challenge for the championship. They threw down the challenge that he couldn’t wash 40 cars in one hour (=invited him to try to do it). The prime minister narrowly avoided a leadership challenge last year.4stop [countable] a demand from someone such as a guard to stop and give proof of who you are, and an explanation of what you are doing5in law [countable] law a statement made before the start of a court case that a juror is not acceptableCOLLOCATIONSverbsmeet a challenge (=deal with one)· Here are a few tips to help you meet the challenges of university life.face a challenge (=have to deal with one)· The company still faces some challenges.accept a challenge (=try to deal with one)· He was ready to accept new challenges.take on a challenge (=accept one)· The new headteacher has taken on the challenge of improving the school.present/pose a challenge (=be a difficult one)· These changes pose a real challenge to farmers.provide a challenge (=be an interesting one)· Her new job provided a real challenge.rise to a challenge (=deal successfully with it)· It was a difficult project but we rose to the challenge.love/enjoy/relish a challenge· Children enjoy a challenge so the work should not be too easy.adjectivesa big/major/huge/tremendous challenge· Building the tunnel presented a major challenge to engineers.a serious challenge· At the moment we are facing a serious environmental challenge.a real challenge (=a difficult one)· On Monday, Sharapova faced her first real challenge of the tournament.a formidable/daunting/tough challenge (=a very difficult one)· How to deal with waste is a daunting challenge for the west.the biggest challenge of something· This could be the biggest challenge of his career.an intellectual/physical/technical etc challenge· I love the physical challenge of climbing.challenge1 nounchallenge2 verb
challengechallenge2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] WORD ORIGINchallenge2
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French chalengier ‘to accuse’, from Latin calumniari ‘to accuse falsely’, from calumnia; ➔ CALUMNYVERB TABLE
challenge
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | challenge |
| he, she, it | challenges | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | challenged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have challenged |
| he, she, it | has challenged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had challenged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will challenge |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have challenged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am challenging |
| he, she, it | is challenging | |
| you, we, they | are challenging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was challenging |
| you, we, they | were challenging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been challenging |
| he, she, it | has been challenging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been challenging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be challenging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been challenging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Billboard companies say they will challenge the new law in court.
- Guards were ordered to challenge anyone entering the building.
- He's a good choir director - he really challenges us.
- Many doctors have challenged the accuracy of his findings.
- I challenge this assumption, and question the push into Putumayo.
- Owner Fred Davies is challenging the council after being refused permission to convert the ailing hotel into a nursing home.
- That claim has been challenged and much debated, but it seems to hold up.
- The beatitudes are counter-cultural, because they correct and challenge the ways in which we understand happiness.
- We were challenging all the traditional methods of testing for poisons.
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escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, 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nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teachers Viewpoints such as these are strongly challenged by environmentalists. They went to the High Court to challenge the decision.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Can Thompson make a credible challenge for the party leadership? The officer challenged him to a duel. the formidable task of local government reorganization Friends of the Earth are mounting a campaign to monitor the illegal logging of trees. Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250-mile route alone.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teachers Viewpoints such as these are strongly challenged by environmentalists. They went to the High Court to challenge the decision.· To protect the environment we must accept some difficult challenges.
(=try to take the power away from someone)· There had been no-one to really challenge his authority.
· The leadership saw the demonstrations as a challenge to their authority.
(=say that you do not believe it is true)· Washington continued to challenge the claim that global warming is partly caused by carbon dioxide.
Can Thompson make a credible challenge for the party leadership?· I chose this job because I like having to deal with new challenges every day.
The officer challenged him to a duel.· The coal industry faces serious challenges.
the formidable task of local government reorganization Friends of the Earth are mounting a campaign to monitor the illegal logging of trees.· Copernicus challenged the notion that the Sun goes around the Earth.
· The material being taught must pose a challenge to pupils.
· I'm enjoying my new job because it presents an interesting challenge.
· Mr Taylor is a man who cannot resist a challenge.
(=be different from the usual idea of something)· These young women want to challenge gender stereotypes.
· She said she couldn’t face tackling the job on her own.
Rick took up the challenge and cycled the 250-mile route alone.· We rarely sit down to challenge some assumption we have always used.· They ended by challenging many of the assumptions of scientific management and establishing that work had both social and psychological dimensions.· Transnationalism and interdependence challenge the three assumptions of Realism noted by Vasquez.· In doing so, they challenge the assumptions of the modern worldview as never be-fore.· No-one challenged the assumptions which ran throughout the lecture.· The furore among providers about current government-funding policies which challenge the latter assumption suggests that this is a real danger.· Another move might have involved challenging some assumption in the protective belt such as those concerning refraction in the earth's atmosphere.· Moreover, the findings challenge conventional assumptions about the amounts of time the different subjects should be allocated.
· He thus challenged authority simply by declaring that he was al-haqq, truth incarnate.· Then there are the risks of challenging this in authority.· Anyone who challenges my authority will have to stand up to this divine power when I come to Corinth.· It challenges their authority and specialisms and notions of objectivity.· There were no fractious sects and gangsters to challenge his authority.
· Don't be afraid occasionally to challenge claims for taxi fares and expensive meals.· Washington continues to challenge the scientific claim that global warming is in part caused by emissions of carbon dioxide.· The Pembrokeshire Shell Fishermen's Association challenge the claim, and warn that any such ban will threaten the livelihoods of locals.· None challenged the claim that his marriage was a sham.
· So they went to the High Court to challenge the decision and have been given leave to seek a judicial review.· Coaches would not challenge trivial decisions.· The representatives of several cities and states immediately announced their intention to challenge Mosbacher's decision in court.· Allstate has said regardless of whether the settlement is challenged, its decision to turn agents into independent contractors will remain intact.· Several unsuccessful companies announced that they were considering challenging the commission's decisions in court.· The local presbytery agreed, but 10 area churches challenged the decision.· Attempts by parents to challenge case conference decisions through the courts have not met with much success.
· Several rival revolutionary armies were challenging the central government and each other.· After two years of challenging the power of governments, the movement has become a power in its own right.· Sanctions have decimated the middle class-usually the source of leaders who might challenge the government.· Growing forces of opposition are challenging this government.
· Those who saw rural values being challenged by modern urban ideas found another cause to support in 1925.· People who are engaged in groundbreaking collaborations have high regard for people who challenge and test their ideas.
· Some of the no-show gun owners were making a protest, and at least one provincial government has challenged the law.· The court must first decide whether the banks have the right to challenge the credit union law.· First, the Supreme Court must rule on whether the banks have legal standing to challenge the law.· Six states have challenged the law in federal court.· The Schempp children, who were Unitarians, challenged the law.
· It is challenging for the same leadership in applications software.· Heseltine declares that he can not foresee the circumstances in which he would challenge her for the leadership.· In adopting this crusade, the press barons were also directly challenging Baldwin's leadership of the Government and of the party.
· From time to time evidence appears which challenges received notions of the truth.· Advanced computers are even beginning to challenge long-held notions about intelligence and thought.· This finding challenges the notion that carbohydrate malabsorption is uncommon in patients with chronic pancreatitis.· Beyond these formal structures, the folks at Thayer challenge yet one more notion that often shapes the structures of schooling.· Anti-debt campaigners in the South are urging their counterparts in the North to challenge the official notion of poverty reduction.· But lately some researchers are challenging the notion that memory loss is inevitable.· Here he challenges the notion that practice is activity and not thought.· Some challenge the notion of corporate culture as the primary culprit.
· A cornettist equally capable of filigree delicacy and challenging power, Barnard's contribution to jazz is considerable.· The council was established by the Legislature to challenge the power of the federal government.· They also enabled women to challenge male professional power while at the same time implicating them in coercive class regulation.· We must strengthen the rights of consumers and challenge the power of monopolies and big business.· After two years of challenging the power of governments, the movement has become a power in its own right.· The feminist repeal movement was highly successful in challenging the gendered power relations inscribed within medical interventionism.
· Verney said the party is ready to challenge that rule in court.· But many railroads have challenged these rules in the past.
· Yet much of the research of the last fifteen years in writing has challenged this view.· Mars' book challenges this view, and we will include two extracts from it.· Models of interdependence focus on interstate relations but challenge the realist view of states as independent actors.· This criticism challenges the view of human nature and the human condition constructed by liberal theories.· However, no one has seriously challenged the view that attempted suicide should be regarded as an inappropriate way of coping with problems.· It can be exciting to challenge people's view of me.· He challenges the orthodox view that elderly people turn to formal agencies for help only when informal support is absent or inadequate.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Are both boys and girls shown developing independent lives, independently meeting challenges, and finding their own solutions?
- Capable of successfully and creatively meeting challenges. salary / benefits: Excellent salary and benefits package.
- Ideally, pre-marital counselling, supplemented before parenthood, would meet problems before they could arise.
- These patterns evolve over time, as an organization attempts to meet challenge after challenge in the best way it knows how.
- Barragan rose to the occasion and defeated his opponent.
- Naylor was one of those men who rise to the challenge of danger.
- The team rose to the challenge and fought back to produce another goal.
- We are calling on all our employees to rise to the occasion and become more efficient and productive.
- And Charles noted with relief how Alex was rising to the challenge.
- Bench strength could be suspect, but it has risen to the occasion the past two playoff runs.
- Of course, many princes rose to the challenge, but each lost his life in the quest.
- Rather than offer pure fantasy, the fashion gurus rose to the challenge of suggesting truly flattering, appropriate and stylish options.
- Sunderland again rose to the occasion against better opposition and just about deserved to get the points to ease their relegation worries considerably.
- The academic community was slower in rising to the challenge.
- Which means that even the most delicate of dishes will rise to the occasion.
- Who will rise to the challenge?
WORD FAMILYadjectivechallengingchallenged ≠ unchallengedunchallengeablenounchallengechallengerverbchallengeadverbchallengingly
1question something to refuse to accept that something is right, fair, or legal: a boy with a reputation for challenging the authority of his teacherschallenge a view/an idea/an assumption etc Viewpoints such as these are strongly challenged by environmentalists. They went to the High Court to challenge the decision.challenge somebody to do something I challenge Dr. Carver to deny his involvement!2competition to invite someone to compete or fight against you, or to try to win somethingchallenge somebody to something After lunch, Carey challenged me to a game of tennis.challenge for Liverpool are challenging for the title (=in a position where they could win).3something difficult to test the skills or abilities of someone or something SYN stimulate: I’m really at my best when I’m challenged.challenge somebody to do something Every teacher ought to be challenging kids to think about current issues.4stop somebody to stop someone and demand proof of who they are, and an explanation of what they are doing: We were challenged by the security guard at the gate.5in law law to state before the start of a court case that a juror is not acceptable—challenger noun [countable]: Lewis is his main challenger for the world title.