Hypertext Webster Gateway: "contend"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Contend \Con*tend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum;
con- + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.]
1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie;
to quarrel; to fight.

For never two such kingdoms did contend Without much
fall of blood. --Shak.

The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites,
neither contend with them in battle. --Deut. ii. 9.

In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy
valor. --Shak.

2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain
possession of, or to defend.

You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for
what you only can bestow. --Dryden.

3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute;
to argue.

The question which our author would contend for.
--Locke.

Many things he fiercely contended about were
trivial. --Dr. H. More.

Syn: To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose;
emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Contend \Con*tend"\, v. t.
To struggle for; to contest. [R.]

Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

contend
v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no
future" [syn: {postulate}]
2: have an argument about something [syn: {argue}, {debate}, {fence}]
3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: {contest},
{repugn}]
4: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
against others [syn: {compete}, {vie}]
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" [syn: {cope}, {get by}, {make out}, {make do},
{grapple}, {deal}, {manage}]


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