ALL meanings of contend
con·tend
C c - verb contend If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it. 3
- verb contend If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true. 3
- verb contend If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it. 3
- verb contend to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie 3
- verb contend to argue earnestly; debate 3
- verb contend to assert or maintain 3
- intransitive verb contend to strive in combat; fight 3
- intransitive verb contend to strive in competition; vie 3
- intransitive verb contend to strive in debate or controversy; dispute 3
- verb transitive contend to hold to be a fact; assert 3
- verb without object contend to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port. 1
- verb without object contend to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize. 1
- verb without object contend to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood. 1
- verb with object contend to assert or maintain earnestly: He contended that taxes were too high. 1
- intransitive verb contend compete, vie 1
- intransitive verb contend struggle against 1
- intransitive verb contend oppose, esp. legally 1
- transitive verb contend argue 1
- noun contend Struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger). 1
- verb contend to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. 0
- verb contend to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. 0
- verb contend to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. 0