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Word: Contend
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something)’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
struggle to surmount (a difficulty)
Short Definition:struggle to surmount
Examples:- she had to contend with his uncertain temper
Definition:
assert something as a position in an argument
Short Definition:assert something as position in argument
Examples:- he contends that the judge was wrong
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