verb (formal)
1 to say that sth is true, especially in an argument:
[Vthat] I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point. [also VNthat]
2 [V] ~ (for sth) to compete against sb in order to gain sth:
Three armed groups were contending for power.
PHRASALVERBS
contend with sth to have to deal with a problem or difficult situation:
Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for contend is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does contend appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — contend appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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