Associations to the word «Contend»
Noun
- Historian
- Flaw
- Monopoly
- Feminist
- Constitution
- Firmness
- Evil
- Tort
- Socialism
- Marxist
- Biographer
- Constructor
- Liberalism
- Quaker
- Morality
- Aggression
- Discretion
- Principle
- Harlan
- Feminism
- Opposition
- Foe
- Intrigue
- Overly
- Authenticity
- Heresy
- Moral
- Mankind
- Wage
- Exclusion
- Expert
- Contrary
- Faction
- Communism
- Discrimination
- Pretension
- Autism
- Hypothesis
- Hostility
- Censure
- Conspiracy
- Cite
- Bureaucracy
- Commandment
- Keynes
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
CONTEND, verb. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
CONTEND, verb. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
CONTEND, verb. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Dictionary definition
CONTEND, verb. Maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future".
CONTEND, verb. Have an argument about something.
CONTEND, verb. To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race".
CONTEND, verb. Come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day".
CONTEND, verb. Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.
CONTEND, verb. Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.