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Meaning of contend
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contend
v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no
future" [syn: {contend}, {postulate}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {contend},
{debate}, {fence}]
3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest},
{contend}, {repugn}]
4: come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas";
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" [syn:
{cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do}, {contend},
{grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]
5: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
against others [syn: {compete}, {vie}, {contend}]
6: 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" [syn:
{contend}, {fight}, {struggle}]
WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu
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