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4 definitions • 5 examples
1
to
compete
in
order
to
win
something:
Examples:
contend for There are three world-class
tennis
players
contending for this
title
.
contend against He's contending against someone with
twice
his
experience
.
2
to say that something is true or is a
fact
:
Examples:
The
lawyer
contended (that) her
client
had never been
near
the
scene
of the
crime
.
3
to
compete
in
order
to
win
something or to
achieve
a
position
of
leadership
:
Examples:
The
top
tennis
players
in the world are contending for this
title
.
4
to
state
as the
truth
;
claim
:
Examples:
[ + that
clause
] I contend that a
novel
should tell a
story
and tell it well.
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