to contend
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3.7
- verb
- /kənˈtɛnd/
- The two athletes must contend for the championship title in the upcoming tournament.
- contending forces
- contending interests
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Watch on YouTubeI know what it's like to contend with difficult things.
- I know what it's like to contend with difficult things.
- So it is a big force to contend with.
- We don't want to leave when we have other things contending for our time.
- So it's it's the desire, the ambition and also the striving, the the contending with others for offices.
- This is probably the biggest blood libel that Israel is currently having to contend with.
- He says stocks must contend with future earnings disappointments and are not as cheap as they appear.
- And I won't say that it becomes easier, it doesn't, but it's less difficult to contend with.
- So we we have to contend now with Poland.
- Meaning that you needed to move forth with contending with what had happened?
- But it's something that I think we're all contending with with.
- And I think when constructing a GPT like model, you have to contend with that.
Examples
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You still have me to contend with.
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There will be ground bounce here that I have to contend with, OK.
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I know what it's like to contend with difficult things.
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And I believe that role is to teach children how to contend with reality.
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There will be mines and ice to contend with.
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He has enough to contend with without your telling him what to do.
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We're also having to contend increasingly with the politics of fear and populism.
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Nest Freemark was expected to contend for a medal in multiple running events.
Fiction book (1999) -
Finally, many public school music educators must contend with scheduling issues.
Academic text (2013) -
Third, and most important, the Finnish navy had to contend with parliamentary opposition to large defense appropriations.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To try hard to oppose or overcome something difficult
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2.6
Try to win against others who want the same thing
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6.2
To try very hard to win the same thing as someone else
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2.8
To try to win something by competing with other people or groups
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2.7
To fight against someone or something, often with great effort
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Etymology
Contend comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and tendere 'to stretch', giving the image of people 'stretching' or pulling toward the same goal. So, to contend today is to compete or struggle with others to win.