contend

con·tend

C0598500 (kən-tĕnd′)v. con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends v.intr.1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie: two runners contending for the lead.3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.v.tr. To assert or maintain: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

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[Middle English contenden, from Latin contendere : com-, com- + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·tend′er n.

contend

(kənˈtɛnd) vb1. (often foll by: with) to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie2. to argue earnestly; debate3. (tr; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain[C15: from Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim] conˈtender n conˈtendingly adv

con•tend

(kənˈtɛnd)

v.i. 1. to struggle or vie in opposition or rivalry; compete: to contend for first prize. 2. to strive in debate; dispute. v.t. 3. to assert or maintain earnestly: She contended that taxes were too high. [1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French contendre < Latin contendere to compete, strive, draw tight =con- con- + tendere to stretch] con•tend′er, n. con•tend′ing•ly, adv. syn: See compete.

contend

Past participle: contended
Gerund: contending

Imperative
contend
contend

Present
I contend
you contend
he/she/it contends
we contend
you contend
they contend

Preterite
I contended
you contended
he/she/it contended
we contended
you contended
they contended

Present Continuous
I am contending
you are contending
he/she/it is contending
we are contending
you are contending
they are contending

Present Perfect
I have contended
you have contended
he/she/it has contended
we have contended
you have contended
they have contended

Past Continuous
I was contending
you were contending
he/she/it was contending
we were contending
you were contending
they were contending

Past Perfect
I had contended
you had contended
he/she/it had contended
we had contended
you had contended
they had contended

Future
I will contend
you will contend
he/she/it will contend
we will contend
you will contend
they will contend

Future Perfect
I will have contended
you will have contended
he/she/it will have contended
we will have contended
you will have contended
they will have contended

Future Continuous
I will be contending
you will be contending
he/she/it will be contending
we will be contending
you will be contending
they will be contending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been contending
you have been contending
he/she/it has been contending
we have been contending
you have been contending
they have been contending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been contending
you will have been contending
he/she/it will have been contending
we will have been contending
you will have been contending
they will have been contending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been contending
you had been contending
he/she/it had been contending
we had been contending
you had been contending
they had been contending

Conditional
I would contend
you would contend
he/she/it would contend
we would contend
you would contend
they would contend

Past Conditional
I would have contended
you would have contended
he/she/it would have contended
we would have contended
you would have contended
they would have contended

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	contend - maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"postulateclaim - assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar"
	2.	contend - have an argument about something argue, debate, fencestickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)spar - fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, quibble, niggle - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"altercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	3.	contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"contest, repugnoppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
	4.	contend - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"get by, grapple, make do, cope, manage, deal, make outact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"fend - try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"hack, cut - be able to manage or manage successfully; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office"rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary"cope with, match, meet - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
	5.	contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against otherscompete, vietry for, go for - make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoffrace, run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
	6.	contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"fight, strugglebear down - exert full strength; "The pitcher bore down"fistfight - fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight"join battle - engage in a conflict; "The battle over health care reform was joined"tug - struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"fight down, oppose, fight, fight back, defend - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"get back, settle - get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"fight back - defend oneselfbattle, combat - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"war - make or wage warattack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"duel - fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"joust - joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horsebackchickenfight, chicken-fight - fight while sitting on somebody's shoulderstourney - engage in a tourneyfeud - carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"skirmish - engage in a skirmishbandy - exchange blowsfence - fight with fencing swordsbox - engage in a boxing matchspar - fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring"tussle, scuffle - fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; "the drunken men started to scuffle"wrestle - engage in a wrestling match; "The children wrestled in the garden"wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

contend

verb1. argue, hold, maintain, allege, assert, affirm, avow, aver The government contends that he is a fundamentalist.2. compete, fight, struggle, clash, contest, strive, vie, grapple, jostle, skirmish The two main groups contended for power.contend with something face, meet, deal with, oppose, tackle, cope with, confront, grapple with It is time, once again, to contend with racism.

contend

verb1. To strive in opposition:battle, combat, duel, fight, struggle, tilt, war, wrestle.2. To strive against (others) for victory:compete, contest, emulate, rival, vie.3. To put forth reasons for or against something, often excitedly:argue, debate, dispute, moot.4. To engage in a quarrel:argue, bicker, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle.Informal: hassle, tangle.Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.5. To put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, claim, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.

Translations

主张声称搏斗斗争

contend

(kənˈtend) verb1. (usually with with) to struggle against. 搏鬥，辛苦競爭 搏斗，斗争 2. (with that) to say or maintain (that). 主張 声称，主张 conˈtender noun a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc). 競爭者 竞争者conˈtention noun1. an opinion put forward. 論點，主張 论点，主张 2. argument; disagreement. 爭論 争论conˈtentious (-ʃəs) adjective quarrelsome. 好爭論的 好争论的