English
Verb
en-verb
- 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.
- 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.
- to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
#: The question which our author would contend for - many things he fiercely contended about were trivial.
Translations
Finnish: kilvoitella, kilpailla, kamppailla
Persian: ست�ز� کرد�� �خا��ت کرد� با� ر�ابت کرد�� ادعا کرد�
Russian: бо�о���� (1), �по�и�� (3)
Spanish: contender (1), (2), sostener (3)
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