Contend - English meaning
Contend – definitions in English dictionary
verbStruggle to surmount (a difficulty).
Usage examples:
She had to contend with his uncertain temper
verbTo compete in order to win something or to achieve a position of leadership
Usage examples:
The top tennis players in the world are contending for this title., [ + that clause ] i contend tha…
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Word origin
late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something)’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.
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