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contend
Overview of verb contend
The verb contend has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future")
2. (3) argue, contend, debate, fence -- (have an argument about something)
3. (2) contest, contend, repugn -- (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race")
4. (1) compete, vie, contend -- (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
5. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage -- (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")
6. contend, fight, struggle -- (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")
Grep of noun contend
contender
Antonyms of verb contend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contend
6 senses of contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
=> claim
=> affirm
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
=> talk, speak
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
=> oppose
=> argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
=> talk, speak
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> act, move
Sense 6
contend, fight, struggle
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb contend
5 of 6 senses of contend
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> stickle
=> spar
=> quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
=> quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate
=> oppose
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
=> challenge, dispute, gainsay
Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
=> try for, go for
=> play
=> run off
=> race, run
=> rival
=> emulate
=> equal, touch, rival, match
Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> improvise, extemporize
=> fend
=> hack, cut
=> scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along
=> meet, match, cope with
Sense 6
contend, fight, struggle
=> bear down
=> fistfight
=> join battle
=> tug
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> settle, get back
=> fight back
=> battle, combat
=> war
=> attack, assail
=> duel
=> joust
=> chicken-fight, chickenfight
=> tourney
=> feud
=> skirmish
=> bandy
=> fence
=> box
=> spar
=> scuffle, tussle
=> wrestle
=> engage, wage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contend
6 senses of contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
=> claim
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
=> oppose
Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> act, move
Sense 6
contend, fight, struggle
'Cause To' of verb contend
Derived Forms of verb contend
4 of 6 senses of contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
RELATED TO>(noun) contention#1
=> contention
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
RELATED TO>(noun) contention#2
=> controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
RELATED TO>(noun) contention#2
=> controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
RELATED TO>(noun) contention#3
=> competition, contention, rivalry
RELATED TO>(noun) contender#1
=> rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender
Domain of verb contend
Domain Terms of verb contend
Familiarity of verb contend
contend used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb contend
6 senses of contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 6
contend, fight, struggle
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb contend
4 of 6 senses of contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
> claim
=> profess, pretend
=> contend, postulate
=> make out
=> purport
=> profess
=> charge
Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
> converse, discourse
=> argue, contend, debate, fence
=> interview, question
=> interview
=> interview
=> chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit
Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
> oppose
=> contest, contend, repugn
Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb contend
Sense 1
contend, postulate
=> claim
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Sense 2
argue, contend, debate, fence
=> converse, discourse
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Sense 3
contest, contend, repugn
=> oppose
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Sense 4
compete, vie, contend
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Sense 5
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> act, move
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Sense 6
contend, fight, struggle
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Grep of verb contend
contend
Grep of adj contend
contending
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