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contend

verb

1 contend

Maintain or assert:
— He contended that Communism had no future.

synonym: postulate.

Roget 708: oppose, counteract, run counter to; withstand etc. (resist) 719; control etc. (restrain) 751; hinder etc. 706; ... show more

Roget 535: assert; make an assertion etc. n.; have one's say; say, affirm, predicate, declare, state; protest, profess.    put forth, ... show more

2 contend

Have an argument about something.

synonyms: argue, debate, fence.

Roget 476: reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle, argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an argument; controvert ... show more

Dutch: redetwisten, aanvallen, bestrijden, betwisten, ingaan

3 contend

To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation.

synonyms: contest, repugn.

Dutch: competitiewedstrijd, competitie, wedstrijd, kamp, slag, strijd, betwisten, bevechten

4 contend

Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available.

synonyms: cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.

Dutch: genoegen nemen, mee omgaan, rondkomen, toekomen, toekunnen, uitkomen

5 contend

Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

synonyms: compete, vie.

Dutch: mededingen, meedingen, concurreren, meten, opboksen, optornen, rivaliseren, touwtrekken, vechten, wedijveren

6 contend

Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight:
— Militant groups are contending for control of the country.

synonyms: fight, struggle.

Roget 722: arm; raise troops, mobilize troops; raise up in arms; take up the cudgels etc. 720; take up arms, fly to arms, appeal to arms, fly to the sword; draw the sword, unsheathe the sword; dig up the hatchet, ... show more

Roget 720: contend; contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle; spar, square; exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs; fib, justle, tussle, tilt, ... show more

Dutch: worstelen, kampen, knokken, matten, strijden, vechten


Moby thesaurus: affirm, agonize, allege, announce, annunciate, antagonize, argue, argufy, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bandy words, battle, beat against, beat up against, bicker, bicker over ... show more.

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