Meaning of "contend" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTEND

From Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CONTEND

contend  [kənˈtɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTEND

Contend is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb contend in English.

WHAT DOES CONTEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nolo contendere

Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend." It is also referred to as a plea of no contest. In criminal trials in certain U.S. jurisdictions, it is a plea where the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge, serving as an alternative to a pleading of guilty or not guilty. A no-contest plea, while not technically a guilty plea, has the same immediate effect as a guilty plea, and is often offered as a part of a plea bargain. In many jurisdictions a plea of nolo contendere is not a right, and carries various restrictions on its use.

Definition of contend in the English dictionary

The first definition of contend in the dictionary is often foll by with to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie. Other definition of contend is to argue earnestly; debate. Contend is also to assert or maintain.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONTEND

PRESENT

Present

I contend

you contend

he/she/it contends

we contend

you contend

they contend

Present continuous

I am contending

you are contending

he/she/it is contending

we are contending

you are contending

they are contending

Present perfect

I have contended

you have contended

he/she/it has contended

we have contended

you have contended

they have contended

Present perfect continuous

I have been contending

you have been contending

he/she/it has been contending

we have been contending

you have been contending

they have been contending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I contended

you contended

he/she/it contended

we contended

you contended

they contended

Past continuous

I was contending

you were contending

he/she/it was contending

we were contending

you were contending

they were contending

Past perfect

I had contended

you had contended

he/she/it had contended

we had contended

you had contended

they had contended

Past perfect continuous

I had been contending

you had been contending

he/she/it had been contending

we had been contending

you had been contending

they had been contending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will contend

you will contend

he/she/it will contend

we will contend

you will contend

they will contend

Future continuous

I will be contending

you will be contending

he/she/it will be contending

we will be contending

you will be contending

they will be contending

Future perfect

I will have contended

you will have contended

he/she/it will have contended

we will have contended

you will have contended

they will have contended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been contending

you will have been contending

he/she/it will have been contending

we will have been contending

you will have been contending

they will have been contending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would contend

you would contend

he/she/it would contend

we would contend

you would contend

they would contend

Conditional continuous

I would be contending

you would be contending

he/she/it would be contending

we would be contending

you would be contending

they would be contending

Conditional perfect

I would have contend

you would have contend

he/she/it would have contend

we would have contend

you would have contend

they would have contend

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been contending

you would have been contending

he/she/it would have been contending

we would have been contending

you would have been contending

they would have been contending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you contend
we let´s contend
you contend

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to contend

Past participle

contended

Present Participle

contending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CONTEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «contend» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of contend

affirm · allege · argue · assert · aver · avow · clash · compete · contest · dispute · emulate · fight · grapple · hold · jostle · maintain · skirmish · strive · struggle · vie

TRANSLATION OF CONTEND

Find out the translation of contend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of contend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contend» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 解决
• Translator English - Spanish: resolver
• English: contend
• Translator English - Hindi: संघर्ष
• Translator English - Arabic: يتعامل
• Translator English - Russian: утверждают,
• Translator English - Portuguese: enfrentar
• Translator English - Bengali: তর্কবিতর্ক করা
• Translator English - French: faire face
• Translator English - Malay: Bertanding
• Translator English - German: kämpfen mit
• Translator English - Japanese: 対処する
• Translator English - Korean: ~와 대적하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Contend
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tranh luận
• Translator English - Tamil: போராட
• Translator English - Marathi: झगडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: uğraşmak
• Translator English - Italian: cimentarsi
• Translator English - Polish: twierdzą,
• Translator English - Ukrainian: стверджують ,
• Translator English - Romanian: susțin
• Translator English - Greek: υποστηρίζουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beweer
• Translator English - Swedish: brottas
• Translator English - Norwegian: stri

10 QUOTES WITH «CONTEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contend.

1

Clive Anderson

I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.

2

Abdallah II of Jordan

Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.

3

Charles Glover Barkla

We are all dwellers on this one small earth; we live one life, die one death; we have the same difficulties to contend with; we ought in common to fight the foes of ignorance and wrong.

4

Lance Burton

I'm very happy to be employed. I always contend that in show business that if you're employed, then you're successful.

5

Tony Campolo

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.

6

Tony Campolo

I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.

7

Tony Campolo

I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon was good for the poor people of America.

8

Donald Cargill

I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these men that are gone from us, for there is nothing that shall convince them but judgment.

9

Donald Cargill

I wish there were more true conversion, and then there would not be so much backsliding, and, for fear of suffering, living at ease, when there are so few to contend for Christ and His cause.

10

Angela Carter

To pin your hopes upon the future is to consign those hopes to a hypothesis, which is to say, a nothingness. Here and now is what we must contend with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEND»

Discover the use of contend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Contend: A Survey of Christian Apologetics on a High School ...

"Contend" is a compelling volume designed to strengthen the faith of believers while challenging skeptics to reconsider the evidence for the truth of the Christian worldview.

Jason Dollar, Bradley Pinkerton, 2009

English Synonyms Explained, in Alphabetical Order: With ...

Contend and strive differ in the object as well as the mode : we con- Zend for a prize; we strive for the mastery : we contend verbally ; but we never stride without an actual effort, and labor more or less severe. We may contend with a person at  ...

George Crabb, 1818

Practitioner's Guide to Litigating Insurance Coverage Actions

(a) If your answer is “no,” set forth in detail the factual bases for this contention, including any document(s) or provision(s) of the policy upon which you rely or which you contend supports your position. (b) If your answer is “yes,” identify with  ...

Jerold Oshinsky, Theodore A. Howard, 1998

Journal of the Society of Arts

residents in the county of Salop, being subscribers of ten shillings to the games ; not fewer than five to contend . Competitors to wear a loose tunie with waist belt, according to pattern ; the colour to be chosen by the competitor. For Tilting at the  ...

Earnestly Contend for the Faith

Now is a time for boldness, says this book, which is a study of the book of Jude "intended to encourage Christians to take a compassionate stand for Christ in these perilous times."

Clarence Sexton, 2004

The Primitive Church Magazine

Contend for its propagation. A zeal for its propagation will prove our care for its preservation. We must hold forth this word of life for the dying, this balm of Gilead for the sickly, this manna from heaven to the famishing. It is no untried, doubtful ...

Advice to Christians, to Contend for the Faith Once ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

John Cumming, 2011

Knowledge Diplomacy: Global Competition and the Politics of ...

Opponents of increased regulation contend that it takes the WTO away from its principle of getting government out of the business of market intervention. Other opponents contend that regulatory harmonization takes the WTO too far beyond its ...

Michael Patrick Ryan, 1998

The Voice of the Lord: From His Initiated Word

Contend. 1. To struggle in opposition. 2. Dispute earnestly. No wonder the apostle Paul was chosen from the Pharisee's and Sadducee's. The Lord needed someone to overcome this spirit, to teach against this spirit. For it is the spirit of the ...

Alan Israel, Mary Israel, 2010

The Oberlin Evangelist: A Semi-monthly Periodical, Devoted ...

Finally,you are to contend not so much for the metaphysics of Theology as for its divinely re- I vealedfacls. There may be truth in your system 1 of metaphysics, and wiry important truth ; yet it is ' human, not divine. owever plainly the Bible ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEND»

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Salon Writer: 'Only In the Republican Party Do Unserious …

Salon Writer: 'Only In the Republican Party Do Unserious Candidates' Contend For the Presidential Nomination. By Tom Johnson | July 7, 2015 | 9:29 PM EDT. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»

Ports, Truckers Contend With Chassis Shortage - WSJ

Ports, Truckers Contend With Chassis Shortage. U.S. ports face growing congestion and truckers see longer delays for want of chassis, the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Could the Redskins contend for playoffs? | Washington D.C. Sun …

Two words a lot of sports analysts haven't been using in the same sentence together recently: Redskins and playoffs. Chris Simms of the Bleacher Report, and ... «Washington D.C. Sun Times, Jul 15»

Silence from government leaders while locals contend with smoke …

The vacationing premier had not been heard from in days during the heightened wildfire alert, leading to the hashtag #FindChristyClark. «The Vancouver Observer, Jul 15»

Rockets must contend after Spurs add Aldridge

Tim Duncan, left, of the Spurs, whose jersey is being tugged by LaMarcus Aldridge, late of the Trail Blazers, has said he'll return for another ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»

Summertime livin' not so easy for horses who must contend with sores

Loxahatchee equine veterinarian Dr. Eileen Gesoff is busiest in the summer, treating the horses that live here year-round and contend each ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»

Ex-chief Purisima can still contend dismissal – PNP

Embattled, resigned and now dismissed Philippine National Police Chief Director Gen. Alan Purisima can still contend his dismissal from police ... «GMA News, Jul 15»

Doc's TML: Reds can't contend with inconsistent starters

Before we discuss the J. Beisbol Farewell Tour, a brief thank-you to Anthony DeSclafani, who might yet become a very good pitcher, but whose ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»

Rebuild or Contend? Bruins Stuck in Middle of Nowhere

Remember the cute childhood fictional game where you are forced to choose one of two paths? Path A was one option, path B was the other. «The Hockey Writers, Jul 15»

Cubs in good shape to contend for playoffs

Despite their nightmarish trip to St. Louis over the weekend, the Chicago Cubs are in good shape to contend for the playoffs the rest of the ... «Da Windy City, Jul 15»