Analysis Complete

contend

/ contend /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
maintain or assert
"He contended that Communism had no future"
Type of:
claim
Derived:
contention
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
have an argument about something
Type of:
converse discourse
Kinds of:
stickle spar quibble niggle pettifog
Derived:
argument argumentation debate controversy contention
Entails:
disagree differ dissent
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
"They contested the outcome of the race"
Type of:
oppose
Kinds of:
challenge dispute gainsay
Derived:
incompatibility mutual exclusiveness inconsistency repugnance controversy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Kinds of:
try for go for play run off race
Derived:
competition contention rivalry rival challenger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
come to terms or deal successfully with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
improvise extemporize fend hack cut
Derived:
braving confronting coping with grappling tackling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
2
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claim converse discourse stickle spar quibble niggle pettifog oppose challenge dispute gainsay