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Definition of contend in English: contendverb kənˈtɛndkənˈtɛnd 1contend forno object Struggle to surmount (a difficulty) she had to contend with his uncertain temper Example sentencesExamples - The journey home was even more eventful with storms blocking the train lines and squash players contending with five different train journeys and a bus.
- The Irish industry is currently contending with variability and scarcity of supplies, partly due to catch restrictions and pressure on fish stocks along with a somewhat fragmented industry structure.
- Otherwise, you can spend much of your precious vacation time contending with the difficulties mentioned above.
- Both had to contend with the disadvantage of their sex but they dealt with it in very different ways.
- The salmon industry is also contending with the permanent problem of sea lice in fish farms, and a collapsing stock of wild fish.
- Not only are they contending with the sudden drop in temperatures, one was shot with an arrow and one lost its home.
- If the insurgency is trying to overthrow this regime, it is contending with a formidable obstacle that successful rebels of the 20th century generally did not face: A democratically elected government.
- Instead of contending with a gruelling journey to work, the 31-year-old borough resident now enjoys hopping on her bike to do a job she finds worthwhile.
- If ever a man had difficulties of character and temperament to contend with, it was Gilbert.
- However, unlawful behavior contends with social responsibility from an international perspective.
- Along with dangerous health struggles, Luna finds herself contending with the legacy of shame and secrecy that surround issues of sexuality in the Latino community.
- Being an outdoor attraction, there is the peril of contending with the infamous British weather, but there are aspects which can be controlled to boost visitor numbers.
- To develop human resources with a view to contending with global competition, he adds, ‘the concept of operation must be developed - from workshop to factory’.
- And I fear that this result will set in motion dangerous dynamics that even the relatively young among us will be wrestling with and contending with for the rest of our lives.
- By resorting to understatement, concrete and physical language, a poet contends against abstraction, generalization, hyperbole and the heroic language of hot-headed generals and bogus lovers alike.
- In England, forever contending with faded glories, there is a near-unconscious belief that a sporting contest might yet bring compensation for every variety of loss and national decline.
- ‘Busking is the truest form of performing art, contending with the elements, the audiences, the atmosphere and the unexpected,’ she said.
- The travelling public is inconvenienced enough by using public transport without contending with strikes.
- Margaret contends with the debilitating disease that has ended their lives as dancers.
- She pits her steely determination against obstacles along the way, while contending with her rebellious son and a dashing love interest she dares not pursue, lest she falter in her mission.
Synonyms cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against resist, withstand - 1.1contend for Compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something)
factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency Example sentencesExamples - Another four Bulgarian wrestlers contended for the bronze medals, but all lost and slotted into fourth place.
- More than once he contended for the Championship.
- A country which is a parliamentary democracy has a general election in which two main parties contend for government.
- They provided me with the best opportunity to be a competitive racer, and I never would have contended for the championship without them.
- Also don't forget, the two best runners up go straight through without the inconvenience of the play offs, and Ireland are building nicely towards contending for one of those spots.
- A different celebrity might present merits of each of the 16 or so rival schemes which would contend for the prize.
- I think the test could only be met by express words in the later statute, or by words so specific that the inference of an actual determination to effect the result contended for was irresistible.
- They are a mediocre team in a mediocre division contending for a divisional championship.
- The press shows no discernible interest in these matters, but it amounts to nothing less than our government actively contending for the inevitable torture or death of a human being.
- Upon reflection, we think that the judicial appointees are the real prize being contended for.
- Beijing is contending for the leadership of the twenty-first century.
- Also contending for the Cup was the Moldovan with a Bulgarian passport, who was declared the most technical boxer of the tournament.
- The government's move to create districts exclusively for women contending for parliamentary seats has revivified rows in the political arena.
- Thus of the hundreds who entered, those 22 who got four right were left to contend for the grand prizes.
- She plans to continue competing in pageants and hopes to contend for Miss Virginia again.
- Surely if there were awards for wasting money this council would be contending for honours.
- There are at least three schools of thought contending for primacy in this debate.
- I guess this all goes back to the idea of the artists' dole helping up-and-comers build a base to contend for more serious arts funding.
- Neither of the political parties contending for office at the forthcoming election has made the changes in thinking that are necessary for Aboriginal people to turn around our social disaster.
- Also Sunday, Canada's top track star proved she's ready to contend for a medal in the 100-metre hurdles.
Synonyms compete, challenge, vie, contest strive, struggle, tussle, grapple, wrestle, scuffle, squabble, skirmish, battle, combat, fight, war, wage war, join battle, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head oppose, clash
2with clause Assert something as a position in an argument. he contends that the judge was wrong Example sentencesExamples - This theory contends that a major influence on a state's behaviour is the fact that it has to look to its survival in a state of anarchy.
- He contends that in the past, his department has not had to worry about hazards caused by dry weather.
- Mr West contends that the judge was wrong to find on the facts that this test was satisfied.
- He wants to contend that because that was again an argument not put to the Court of Appeal or to the judge.
- He contends that larger crowds don't participate in an event in the same way that a smaller crowd might.
- He contends that the officer is completely ignorant about the basic elements of the act.
- Vogts contends that there is proof of his point in the match video.
- He contends that the judge was wrong to have dismissed his claims in negligence, agency and trust.
- The legend contends that Valentine served as a priest during third century Rome.
- Mr Rhys contended that the judge's construction of the grant was wrong.
- Evans contended that this claim is another manipulation of the historical record.
- Ealing however contend that this simply reflects the position under the old statutory instrument.
- He contends that the arguments for having a university in the town centre are false because there isn't room.
- In their grounds of appeal the appellants contend that the trial judge was wrong to rule as he did.
- The minister contended that everybody would be left in a better position as a result of his first Budget.
- Mr Katkowski has contended that the deputy judge's decision was right, and for the right reasons.
- But he contends that ability to craft openings flows more easily from relaxed players.
- However, he contends that the position in so far as his client is concerned is straightforward.
- As for his constituency neglect rebuke, Francis contends that his claims still stand.
Synonyms assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'compete for (something)'): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- 'with' + tendere 'stretch, strive'. Rhymes amend, append, apprehend, ascend, attend, befriend, bend, blend, blende, commend, comprehend, condescend, defriend, depend, emend, end, expend, extend, fend, forfend, friend, impend, interdepend, lend, mend, misapprehend, misspend, offend, on-trend, Oostende, Ostend, perpend, portend, rend, reprehend, scrag-end, send, spend, subtend, suspend, tail end, tend, transcend, trend, underspend, unfriend, upend, vend, weekend, wend Definition of contend in US English: contendverbkənˈtɛndkənˈtend 1contend forno object Struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger) she had to contend with his uncertain temper Example sentencesExamples - The travelling public is inconvenienced enough by using public transport without contending with strikes.
- She pits her steely determination against obstacles along the way, while contending with her rebellious son and a dashing love interest she dares not pursue, lest she falter in her mission.
- However, unlawful behavior contends with social responsibility from an international perspective.
- To develop human resources with a view to contending with global competition, he adds, ‘the concept of operation must be developed - from workshop to factory’.
- The salmon industry is also contending with the permanent problem of sea lice in fish farms, and a collapsing stock of wild fish.
- The journey home was even more eventful with storms blocking the train lines and squash players contending with five different train journeys and a bus.
- If the insurgency is trying to overthrow this regime, it is contending with a formidable obstacle that successful rebels of the 20th century generally did not face: A democratically elected government.
- ‘Busking is the truest form of performing art, contending with the elements, the audiences, the atmosphere and the unexpected,’ she said.
- Along with dangerous health struggles, Luna finds herself contending with the legacy of shame and secrecy that surround issues of sexuality in the Latino community.
- Not only are they contending with the sudden drop in temperatures, one was shot with an arrow and one lost its home.
- Being an outdoor attraction, there is the peril of contending with the infamous British weather, but there are aspects which can be controlled to boost visitor numbers.
- Margaret contends with the debilitating disease that has ended their lives as dancers.
- Both had to contend with the disadvantage of their sex but they dealt with it in very different ways.
- In England, forever contending with faded glories, there is a near-unconscious belief that a sporting contest might yet bring compensation for every variety of loss and national decline.
- Otherwise, you can spend much of your precious vacation time contending with the difficulties mentioned above.
- The Irish industry is currently contending with variability and scarcity of supplies, partly due to catch restrictions and pressure on fish stocks along with a somewhat fragmented industry structure.
- By resorting to understatement, concrete and physical language, a poet contends against abstraction, generalization, hyperbole and the heroic language of hot-headed generals and bogus lovers alike.
- If ever a man had difficulties of character and temperament to contend with, it was Gilbert.
- Instead of contending with a gruelling journey to work, the 31-year-old borough resident now enjoys hopping on her bike to do a job she finds worthwhile.
- And I fear that this result will set in motion dangerous dynamics that even the relatively young among us will be wrestling with and contending with for the rest of our lives.
Synonyms cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against - 1.1contend for Engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something)
the local team should contend for a division championship disputes continued between the contending parties Example sentencesExamples - They provided me with the best opportunity to be a competitive racer, and I never would have contended for the championship without them.
- I think the test could only be met by express words in the later statute, or by words so specific that the inference of an actual determination to effect the result contended for was irresistible.
- There are at least three schools of thought contending for primacy in this debate.
- Thus of the hundreds who entered, those 22 who got four right were left to contend for the grand prizes.
- She plans to continue competing in pageants and hopes to contend for Miss Virginia again.
- The government's move to create districts exclusively for women contending for parliamentary seats has revivified rows in the political arena.
- Upon reflection, we think that the judicial appointees are the real prize being contended for.
- The press shows no discernible interest in these matters, but it amounts to nothing less than our government actively contending for the inevitable torture or death of a human being.
- A different celebrity might present merits of each of the 16 or so rival schemes which would contend for the prize.
- Neither of the political parties contending for office at the forthcoming election has made the changes in thinking that are necessary for Aboriginal people to turn around our social disaster.
- Also Sunday, Canada's top track star proved she's ready to contend for a medal in the 100-metre hurdles.
- Also contending for the Cup was the Moldovan with a Bulgarian passport, who was declared the most technical boxer of the tournament.
- Another four Bulgarian wrestlers contended for the bronze medals, but all lost and slotted into fourth place.
- More than once he contended for the Championship.
- Beijing is contending for the leadership of the twenty-first century.
- They are a mediocre team in a mediocre division contending for a divisional championship.
- I guess this all goes back to the idea of the artists' dole helping up-and-comers build a base to contend for more serious arts funding.
- Also don't forget, the two best runners up go straight through without the inconvenience of the play offs, and Ireland are building nicely towards contending for one of those spots.
- Surely if there were awards for wasting money this council would be contending for honours.
- A country which is a parliamentary democracy has a general election in which two main parties contend for government.
Synonyms compete, challenge, vie, contest
2Assert something as a position in an argument. he contends that the judge was wrong Example sentencesExamples - He contends that the arguments for having a university in the town centre are false because there isn't room.
- However, he contends that the position in so far as his client is concerned is straightforward.
- This theory contends that a major influence on a state's behaviour is the fact that it has to look to its survival in a state of anarchy.
- Evans contended that this claim is another manipulation of the historical record.
- He contends that in the past, his department has not had to worry about hazards caused by dry weather.
- He wants to contend that because that was again an argument not put to the Court of Appeal or to the judge.
- Mr Rhys contended that the judge's construction of the grant was wrong.
- In their grounds of appeal the appellants contend that the trial judge was wrong to rule as he did.
- As for his constituency neglect rebuke, Francis contends that his claims still stand.
- He contends that larger crowds don't participate in an event in the same way that a smaller crowd might.
- But he contends that ability to craft openings flows more easily from relaxed players.
- Vogts contends that there is proof of his point in the match video.
- Mr West contends that the judge was wrong to find on the facts that this test was satisfied.
- Mr Katkowski has contended that the deputy judge's decision was right, and for the right reasons.
- Ealing however contend that this simply reflects the position under the old statutory instrument.
- The legend contends that Valentine served as a priest during third century Rome.
- He contends that the judge was wrong to have dismissed his claims in negligence, agency and trust.
- The minister contended that everybody would be left in a better position as a result of his first Budget.
- He contends that the officer is completely ignorant about the basic elements of the act.
Synonyms assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead
Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something)’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’. |