contend
Verb
Verb Forms: contended, contending, contends
- To struggle in opposition; to compete or argue.
- maintain or assert
- "He contended that Communism had no future"
- have an argument about something
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- come to terms with
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
- To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
- To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
- contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
Examples
- Both players would CONTEND fiercely for the triple word score in the final rounds.
- In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”), from com- (“together”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.
Synonyms
argue, compete, contest, cope, deal, debate, fence, fight, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage, postulate, repugn, struggle, vie, assert, aver, combat, dispute, emulate, litigate, oppose, strive
Scrabble Score: 10
contend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcontend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary