contend meaning
EN- VerbSGcontendsPRcontendingPT, PPcontendedPREcon-SUF-end
- to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
- to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Of course, Arnold had the Anglican church to contend with and ironicise, as did his detractor TS Eliot after him.
- But today, my friends, you and I must contend with a stone-hearted man who will not even comfort the poor with a place to sit.
- Curran, who opposes the papal ban on contraception, contends theologians may legitimately dissent from noninfallible teachings.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of contend in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
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- en contends
- en contender
- en contended
- en contendent
- en contenders
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "contend" is a verb.