"contend" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kənˈtɛnd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-contend.wav Forms: contends [present, singular, third-person], contending [participle, present], contended [participle, past], contended [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tend-|id=stretch}}, {{inh|en|enm|contenden}} Middle English contenden, {{der|en|fro|contendre}} Old French contendre, {{der|en|la|contendere||to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend}} Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} contend (third-person singular simple present contends, present participle contending, simple past and past participle contended)
  1. (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (strive in opposition): fight, combat, vie, oppose Translations (strive in opposition): ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) (Ancient Greek), ἀθλέω (athléō) (Ancient Greek), съпернича (sǎperniča) (Bulgarian), състезавам се (sǎstezavam se) (Bulgarian), 奮鬥 (Chinese Mandarin), 奋斗 (fèndòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 掙扎 (zhēngzhá) (Chinese Mandarin), 競爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 竞争 (jìngzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 鬥爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 斗争 (dòuzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), zápasit [imperfective] (Czech), bojovat [imperfective] (Czech), rvát se [imperfective] (Czech), weerspreken (Dutch), tegenspreken (Dutch), betwisten (Dutch), kiistellä (Finnish), käydä käsiksi (Finnish), riidellä (Finnish), taistella (Finnish), streiten (German), sich auseinandersetzen (German), ringen mit (German), sich widersetzen (German), kämpfen (German), 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haifstjan) (Gothic), certō (Latin), dīmicō (Latin), tauwhāinga (Maori), taumāhekeheke (note: in a friendly manner) (Maori), kōkirikiri (Maori), macchen (Middle English), flītan (Old English), ستیزه کردن (setize kardan) (Persian), соперничать (soperničatʹ) (Russian), स्पर्धते (spardhate) (Sanskrit), contender (Spanish), kämpa (Swedish), strida (Swedish), змага́тися (zmahátysja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-contend-en-verb-HClvS8aT Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 11 18 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 22 8 13 26 31 Disambiguation of 'strive in opposition': 72 6 12 4 6 Disambiguation of 'strive in opposition': 72 6 12 4 6
  2. (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (struggle): struggle, strive, emulate [rare] Translations (struggle): боря се (borja se) (Bulgarian), сражавам се (sražavam se) (Bulgarian), 競爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 竞争 (jìngzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 爭奪 (Chinese Mandarin), 争夺 (zhēngduó) (Chinese Mandarin), 掙扎 (zhēngzhá) (Chinese Mandarin), snažit se [imperfective] (Czech), namáhat se [imperfective] (Czech), probíjet se [imperfective] (Czech), bestrijden (Dutch), kamppailla (Finnish), verteidigen (German), festhalten an (German), ringen um (German), kämpfen für (German), kämpfen um (German), dīmicō (Latin), kairapu (Maori), kairapurapu (Maori), þreyta (Old Norse), боро́ться (borótʹsja) (Russian), contender (Spanish), боро́тися (borótysja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-contend-en-verb-ydAHOB59 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 11 18 23 28 Disambiguation of 'struggle': 18 62 7 5 9 Disambiguation of 'struggle': 16 64 7 5 9
  3. (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (strive in debate): contest, litigate, dispute, debate Translations (strive in debate): споря (sporja) (Bulgarian), 爭論 (Chinese Mandarin), 争论 (zhēnglùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 辯論 (Chinese Mandarin), 辩论 (biànlùn) (Chinese Mandarin), tvrdit [imperfective] (Czech), betwisten (Dutch), väitellä (Finnish), sich einsetzen für (German), argumentieren (German), streiten für (German), tauwhawhai (Maori), taukumekume (Maori), утвержда́ть (utverždátʹ) (Russian), sostener (Spanish), спереча́тися (sperečátysja) (Ukrainian), наполяга́ти (napoljaháty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-contend-en-verb-OnWMUbhW Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 11 18 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 22 8 13 26 31 Disambiguation of 'strive in debate': 28 17 44 6 5 Disambiguation of 'strive in debate': 31 4 52 8 6
  4. (intransitive) To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (believe and argue): assert, aver Translations (believe and argue): застъпвам (zastǎpvam) (Bulgarian), 認為 (Chinese Mandarin), 认为 (rènwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), 論證 (Chinese Mandarin), 论证 (lùnzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), aantonen (Dutch), esittää (Finnish), väittää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-contend-en-verb-PYBD0r-1 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 11 18 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 22 8 13 26 31 Disambiguation of 'believe and argue': 13 1 32 51 4 Disambiguation of 'believe and argue': 10 1 33 53 4
  5. contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
    Sense id: en-contend-en-verb-9rviHCRA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 7 15 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 6 7 9 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 8 6 11 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 4 5 7 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 11 18 23 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 9 13 17 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 8 15 21 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 9 11 13 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 6 13 16 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 7 8 11 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 20 13 15 15 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 19 6 8 11 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 8 12 17 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 7 14 18 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 20 8 9 14 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 22 8 13 26 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 20 7 13 15 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 6 14 20 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 6 7 10 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 20 7 13 15 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 7 8 10 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 20 6 14 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 7 14 18 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contendingly, contend with, noncontending, uncontended, uncontending Related terms: contender, contention, contentious

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:",
          "text": "For never two such kingdoms did contend without much fall of blood.",
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          "text": "2011, Osaiah \"Ike\" Wilson III, James J.F. Forrest, Handbook of Defence Politics\nthe armies of Syria and Lebanon lack the capability to contend with the Israeli army, as demonstrated during the course of the First Lebanon War."
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          "word": "奋斗"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
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          "word": "sich auseinandersetzen"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "ringen mit"
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "haifstjan",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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          "code": "grc",
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          "roman": "agōnízomai",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "ἀγωνίζομαι"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "certō"
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "dīmicō"
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          "_dis1": "72 6 12 4 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "tauwhāinga"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "note": "in a friendly manner",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "taumāhekeheke"
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "macchen"
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "setize kardan",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "ستیزه کردن"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "soperničatʹ",
          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "соперничать"
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          "code": "sa",
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          "roman": "spardhate",
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          "word": "स्पर्धते"
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
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          "sense": "strive in opposition",
          "word": "strida"
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        {
          "_dis1": "72 6 12 4 6",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zmahátysja",
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          "word": "змага́тися"
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        {
          "text": "17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain\nYou sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow."
        },
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          "ref": "2020, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, 5 Marks of Christian Resolve:",
          "text": "God has entrusted something to the church, and it is the church's job to contend for it, even unto death",
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          "word": "emulate"
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          "_dis1": "16 64 7 5 9",
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          "roman": "borja se",
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          "word": "боря се"
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          "roman": "sražavam se",
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          "word": "сражавам се"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "struggle",
          "word": "競爭"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìngzhēng",
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          "word": "竞争"
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          "text": "2011, Osaiah \"Ike\" Wilson III, James J.F. Forrest, Handbook of Defence Politics\nthe armies of Syria and Lebanon lack the capability to contend with the Israeli army, as demonstrated during the course of the First Lebanon War."
        }
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        ],
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        "(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight."
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        "intransitive"
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain\nYou sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, 5 Marks of Christian Resolve:",
          "text": "God has entrusted something to the church, and it is the church's job to contend for it, even unto death",
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        }
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        "intransitive"
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 9:",
          "text": "these simple ideas are far from those innate principles which some contend for",
          "type": "quote"
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        {
          "ref": "1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "many of those things he so fiercely contended about , were either falle or trivial",
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        "intransitive"
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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          "text": "In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Michael Adler, Erio Ziglio, Gazing Into the Oracle […] :",
          "text": "Some panellists contended that the costs of research and care justified the establishment of a permanent national commission",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 August 24, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Grant Peck, “Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending ruling on term limit”, in The Washington Post, retrieved 2022-08-24:",
          "text": "His critics contend the eight years [term limit] expired Tuesday, the day before the anniversary of Prayuth officially becoming prime minister in the military government installed after the coup.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "Supreme Court of the United States (2024) Trump v. Anderson, page 1",
          "text": "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."
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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      "categories": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32:",
          "text": "However, the challenges for the railway world are much greater than for automotive as we generally have more occupants, higher speeds, greater masses, higher energies, and an absence of seatbelts or airbags to contend with.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem."
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/kənˈtɛnd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛnd"
    },
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    {
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "fight"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "combat"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "vie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "oppose"
    },
    {
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "struggle"
    },
    {
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "strive"
    },
    {
      "sense": "struggle",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "emulate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "contest"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "litigate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "dispute"
    },
    {
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "debate"
    },
    {
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "assert"
    },
    {
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "aver"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎperniča",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "съпернича"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎstezavam se",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "състезавам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "奮鬥"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fèndòu",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "奋斗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngzhá",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "掙扎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "競爭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìngzhēng",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "竞争"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "鬥爭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dòuzhēng",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "斗争"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zápasit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "bojovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rvát se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "weerspreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "tegenspreken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "betwisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "kiistellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "käydä käsiksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "riidellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "taistella"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "streiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "sich auseinandersetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "ringen mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "sich widersetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "kämpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "haifstjan",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "agōnízomai",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "ἀγωνίζομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "athléō",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "ἀθλέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "certō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "dīmicō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "tauwhāinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "note": "in a friendly manner",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "taumāhekeheke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "tauwhāinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "kōkirikiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "macchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "flītan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "setize kardan",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "ستیزه کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "soperničatʹ",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "соперничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "spardhate",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "स्पर्धते"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "contender"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "kämpa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "strida"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zmahátysja",
      "sense": "strive in opposition",
      "word": "змага́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "borja se",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "боря се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sražavam se",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "сражавам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "競爭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìngzhēng",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "竞争"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "爭奪"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngduó",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "争夺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngzhá",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "掙扎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "snažit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "namáhat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "probíjet se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "bestrijden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "kamppailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "verteidigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "festhalten an"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "ringen um"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "kämpfen für"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "kämpfen um"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "dīmicō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "kairapu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "kairapurapu"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "þreyta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "borótʹsja",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "боро́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "contender"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "borótysja",
      "sense": "struggle",
      "word": "боро́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sporja",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "споря"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "爭論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēnglùn",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "争论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "辯論"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànlùn",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "辩论"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "tvrdit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "betwisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "väitellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "sich einsetzen für"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "argumentieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "streiten für"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "tauwhawhai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "taukumekume"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "utverždátʹ",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "утвержда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "sostener"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sperečátysja",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "спереча́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "napoljaháty",
      "sense": "strive in debate",
      "word": "наполяга́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zastǎpvam",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "застъпвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "認為"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rènwéi",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "认为"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "論證"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lùnzhèng",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "论证"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "aantonen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "esittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "believe and argue",
      "word": "väittää"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contend"
}

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