contend
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition maintain or assert
- definition have an argument about something
- definition to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- definition succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- definition compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- definition be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight