contend

Meaning of contend

verb
  1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
  2. To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
  3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
  4. To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
    In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.

Information about contend

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of contend is: contends.
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Hyphenation of contend

con-tend

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • contend is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

contend synonyms

Meaning postulate:

postulate

Meaning argue:

argue, debate, fence

Meaning contest:

contest, repugn

Meaning compete:

compete, vie

Meaning cope:

cope, grapple, deal, manage

Meaning fight:

fight, struggle

Meaning :

assert, aver, combat, oppose, dispute, litigate, emulate, strive

Translation of contend

Words that rhyme with contend

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