Contest vs. Contend
Contestnoun
(uncountable) Controversy; debate.
Contestnoun
(uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
Contestnoun
(countable) A competition.
Contestverb
(intransitive) To contend.
Contestverb
(transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
Contestverb
(transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
Contestverb
(legal) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.
Contestverb
To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
Contestverb
To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
Contestverb
To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.
Contestverb
To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; - followed usually by with.
Contestnoun
Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
Contestnoun
Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.
Contestnoun
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Contestnoun
a struggle between rivals
Contestverb
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
Contestnoun
an event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality
Contestnoun
a competition for a political position
Contestnoun
a dispute or conflict
Contestverb
engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
Contestverb
take part in (a competition or election)
Contestverb
oppose (an action or theory) as mistaken or wrong
Contestverb
engage in dispute about
Contendverb
To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Contendverb
To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
Contendverb
To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Contendverb
To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
Contendverb
To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Contendverb
To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
Contendverb
To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Contendverb
To struggle for; to contest.
Contendverb
maintain or assert;
Contendverb
have an argument about something
Contendverb
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
Contendverb
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Contendverb
come to terms or deal successfully with;
