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Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.
Samuel Adams

Meaning of "contest" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONTEST

From Latin contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from testis witness.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTEST

contest  [ˈkɒntɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Contest is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb contest in English.

WHAT DOES CONTEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Contest

Contest may refer to: ▪ Competition ▪ Contest, by Matthew Reilly ▪ Contest, a 2013 American film ▪ "Contest", an episode of the British sitcom Bottom ▪ Contest, Mayenne, a village and commune of the Mayenne département in France ▪ Contest, an Australian ship sunk in 1807 ▪ HMS Contest, the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy ▪ "The Contest", a 1992 episode from the U.S. situation comedy SeinfeldThe Con Test, an Australian game show which airs on Network Ten ▪ CONTEST, codename for the British government's counter-terrorism strategy ▪ Will contest ▪ Contesting, Amateur radio contesting...

Definition of contest in the English dictionary

The first definition of contest in the dictionary is a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win. Other definition of contest is a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests. Contest is also to try to disprove; call in question.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CONTEST

PRESENT

Present
I contest
you contest
he/she/it contests
we contest
you contest
they contest
Present continuous
I am contesting
you are contesting
he/she/it is contesting
we are contesting
you are contesting
they are contesting
Present perfect
I have contested
you have contested
he/she/it has contested
we have contested
you have contested
they have contested
Present perfect continuous
I have been contesting
you have been contesting
he/she/it has been contesting
we have been contesting
you have been contesting
they have been contesting
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 contested
you contested
he/she/it contested
we contested
you contested
they contested
Past continuous
I was contesting
you were contesting
he/she/it was contesting
we were contesting
you were contesting
they were contesting
Past perfect
I had contested
you had contested
he/she/it had contested
we had contested
you had contested
they had contested
Past perfect continuous
I had been contesting
you had been contesting
he/she/it had been contesting
we had been contesting
you had been contesting
they had been contesting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will contest
you will contest
he/she/it will contest
we will contest
you will contest
they will contest
Future continuous
I will be contesting
you will be contesting
he/she/it will be contesting
we will be contesting
you will be contesting
they will be contesting
Future perfect
I will have contested
you will have contested
he/she/it will have contested
we will have contested
you will have contested
they will have contested
Future perfect continuous
I will have been contesting
you will have been contesting
he/she/it will have been contesting
we will have been contesting
you will have been contesting
they will have been contesting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would contest
you would contest
he/she/it would contest
we would contest
you would contest
they would contest
Conditional continuous
I would be contesting
you would be contesting
he/she/it would be contesting
we would be contesting
you would be contesting
they would be contesting
Conditional perfect
I would have contest
you would have contest
he/she/it would have contest
we would have contest
you would have contest
they would have contest
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been contesting
you would have been contesting
he/she/it would have been contesting
we would have been contesting
you would have been contesting
they would have been contesting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you contest
we let´s contest
you contest
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to contest
Past participle
contested
Present Participle
contesting
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONTEST


attest
əˈtɛst
best
bɛst
blood-test
ˈblʌdˌtɛst
detest
dɪˈtɛst
est
ɛst
fest
fɛst
flight-test
ˈflaɪtˌtɛst
Grosseteste
ˈɡrəʊsˌtɛst
guest
ɡɛst
jest
dʒɛst
pretest
priːˈtɛst
processed
ˈprəʊsɛst
protest
ˈprəʊtɛst
quest
kwɛst
request
rɪˈkwɛst
rest
rɛst
retest
riːˈtɛst
road-test
ˈrəʊdtɛst
suggest
səˈdʒɛst
test
tɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTEST

contents insurance
contents page
conterminal
conterminally
conterminant
conterminate
conterminous
conterminously
contessa
contesseration
contestability
contestable
contestableness
contestably
contestant
contestation
contested
contester
contestingly
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTEST

at the latest
beauty contest
beta-test
blood test
crash test
crash-test
drug test
Eurovision Song Contest
fittest
greatest
hottest
knockout contest
latest
not the faintest
pregnancy test
road test
talent contest
the greatest
the latest
Turing test

Synonyms and antonyms of contest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONTEST»

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

Translation of «contest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTEST

Find out the translation of contest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of contest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «contest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

论争
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concurso
570 millions of speakers

English

contest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतियोगिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُسَابَقَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соревнование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

competição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertandingan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wettbewerb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

競争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kontes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc thi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போட்டியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पर्धा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yarışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gara
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konkurs
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змагання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concurs
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαγωνισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wedstryd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tävling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

konkurranse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of contest

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTEST»

The term «contest» is very widely used and occupies the 3.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «contest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «contest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about contest

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10 QUOTES WITH «CONTEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word contest.
1
Samuel Adams
Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.
2
Sigrid Agren
I was shopping with my mother in 2006 and saw that there was a model casting going on. A couple of months later, I was one of the fifteen finalists in an international contest.
3
Rowan Atkinson
You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest.
4
Leslie Banks
In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.
5
Leslie Banks
The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book.
6
Bipasha Basu
An unforgettable experience happened on December 15, 1996 when I won the Supermodel contest while still in school. I was just seventeen years old then. Winning that competition was the turning point of my life. That's how I got into modeling and later started acting.
7
Ishmael Beah
For many observers, a child who has known nothing but war, a child for whom the Kalashnikov is the only way to make a living and for whom the bush is the most welcoming community, is a child lost forever for peace and development. I contest this view. For the sake of these children, it is essential to prove that another life is possible.
8
Alana Blanchard
It's funny because looking back at my first contest, I was 15 and surfing the Haleiwa contest wearing this tiny bikini. I remember not even thinking twice about wearing it - I just thought it was normal.
9
Regina Brett
Even if you have nothing in your wallet, nothing can keep you from having a great summer. You can listen to crickets sing you to sleep, trace the Big Dipper, breathe in the stars, run through a sprinkler, host a cartwheel contest in the front yard.
10
William Jennings Bryan
This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTEST»

Discover the use of contest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to contest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contest
The stakes are high, the odds are brutal. He can choose to run, to hide, or to fight - but if he wants to live, he needs to win. For, in this particular contest, unless you leave as victor, you do not leave at all.
Matthew Reilly, 2009
2
CONTEST: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering ...
Since the publication of CONTEST in July 2011, the threat to the UK from international terrorism (which is set by theJoint Terrorism Analysis Centre) has remained at 'SUBSTANTIAL', meaning that the threat of a terrorist attack remains a ...
Great Britain: Home Office, 2013
3
The Contest of Meaning: Critical Histories of Photography
Essays discuss the development of photography, and how it promotes class and national interests
Richard Bolton, 1992
4
No Contest: The Case Against Competition
The Case Against Competition Alfie Kohn. schooling or recreation. At one end of the spectrum are societies that function without any competition at all. At the other end is the United States. Here is social psychologist Elliot Aronson: From the ...
Alfie Kohn, 2013
5
The Candy Corn Contest
Richard looks forward to the Candy Corn contest in Ms. Rooney's class, but he can't resist sneaking just a few pieces.
Patricia Reilly Giff, 1984
6
Protracted Contest
Drawing upon interviews with key figures who have shaped the diplomatic history of China and India, as well as the extensive record of government documents and media reports, Garver offers a scrupulous examination of the Sino-Indian ...
John W. Garver, 2011
7
The Great Graph Contest
Gonk and Beezy, two amphibian friends, hold a contest to see who can make better graphs. Includes information about different kinds of graphs.
‎2005
8
The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song ...
Independent Guide to the history of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Simon Barclay, 2010
9
Imperial Leather: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the ...
First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Anne McClintock, 2013
10
The Cooking Contest
This story is about two kids who enter a cooking contest.
Kathy Furgang, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term contest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
This morning, SVT revealed Stockholm as the Host City for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The capital city's Globe Arena will stage the ... «Eurovision.tv, Jul 15»
2
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest shortlist revealed
Now in its seventh, the contest has received more than 2,700 entries from enthusiastic amateurs and professional photographers from 60 ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
State's 'beauty contest' primary to return next year
Despite a push by Secretary of State Kim Wyman, lawmakers did not pass a bill to make the primary more than a “beauty contest” by requiring ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
4
Babies bobbing for victory at swim contest prove that paddling is the …
The contest took place last Thursday at Window of the World theme park in Changsa, central China. reported the People's Daily Online. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Uninor launches contest for app developers
NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Uninor has invited app developers across the country to participate in an app development contest under the ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
Celebrity chef Roger Mooking judging Leamington Sunset Tomato …
The Sliced contest has two parts. First, eligible students submit a one- or two-minute video of themselves making a creative dish that, of course, ... «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
7
DraftKings Fantasy Baseball: Free $5K MLB Contest July 8
Heavy's partners at DraftKings have created a free fantasy baseball contest for Wednesday night, July 8. All you need to do is sign up, pick your ... «Heavy.com, Jul 15»
8
Dancing in duct tape: contest for tape inspired fashions
The stuck at prom contest ends on July 8. In the fall, Sean plans to attend Northern Arizona University, and Rosalyn will head to the California ... «FOX 10 News Phoenix, Jul 15»
9
Contest: Win a Copy of the OP Stay Positive Bundle
Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
10
UP student wins 2015 Korean Speech Contest
An 18-year-old student from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman emerged as winner in this year's Korean Speech Contest, as ... «Manila Bulletin, Jul 15»

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