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contend
What does contend mean?
contend (verb): maintain or assert.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use contend in a sentence?
- In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce contend?
/kənˈtɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does contend come from?
From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to contend
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “contend”?
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What does “contend” mean?
to multiply by two
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to endure, undergo
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to mend, to repair
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maintain or assert
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