Definition of "contend"

contend

/kənˈtɛnd/

verb
third-person singular simple present contends, present participle contending, simple past and past participle contended
1. (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
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  The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Deuteronomy 2:9
  For never two such kingdoms did contend without much fall of blood.
  1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene ii]
  the armies of Syria and Lebanon lack the capability to contend with the Israeli army, as demonstrated during the course of the First Lebanon War.
  2011, Osaiah "Ike" Wilson III, James J.F. Forrest, Handbook of Defence Politics
2. (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
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  You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
  17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain
  God has entrusted something to the church, and it is the church's job to contend for it, even unto death
  2020, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, 5 Marks of Christian Resolve
3. (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
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  these simple ideas are far from those innate principles which some contend for
  1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], book I, page 9
  many of those things he so fiercely contended about , were either falle or trivial
  1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […]
4. (intransitive) To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
  Quotations
  Some panellists contended that the costs of research and care justified the establishment of a permanent national commission
  1996, Michael Adler, Erio Ziglio, Gazing Into the Oracle […]
  His critics contend the eight years [term limit] expired Tuesday, the day before the anniversary of Prayuth officially becoming prime minister in the military government installed after the coup.
  2022 August 24, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Grant Peck, “Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending ruling on term limit”, in The Washington Post‎, retrieved 2022-08-24
5. contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
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  However, the challenges for the railway world are much greater than for automotive as we generally have more occupants, higher speeds, greater masses, higher energies, and an absence of seatbelts or airbags to contend with.
  2021 December 29, Dominique Louis, “Causal analysis: crashworthiness at Sandilands”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32

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