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verb

Contend v. t. To struggle for; to contest. (R.) "Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden."

Contend v. i. (past & past part. contended; pres. part. contending)

To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. "For never two such kingdoms did contend Without much fall of blood." "The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle." "In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor."

To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. "You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow."

To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. "The question which our author would contend for." "Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial."

Synonyms: To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose; emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.

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... all his courage and self-control. The idea of fearing anything human had never occurred to him after his first battle; but this, if true, was a very different matter. To be threatened with ruin or death by a power which he could not even see, to contend against enemies who could read his very thoughts, and even be present in a room with him without his knowing it—as Phadrig had assured him more than once that they could be—was totally beyond the power of the bravest or strongest of men. No, it ...

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... are; plenty of them. I'd thought of the calculator angle before, of course, but there was a worse thing than variability to contend with...." ...

— The Vortex Blaster • Edward Elmer Smith

... points in these hills was the Raha Pass and incredibly difficult it was even to approach. The joys of trekking over the sandy desert we knew, the desert in the rainy season we knew, but they were as nothing compared with the rocky desert of Sinai. Not only was there the deep sand to contend with but one had to climb hills and descend valleys covered with huge boulders. It was a creditable feat merely to get over the ground at all; manoeuvring ...

— With Our Army in Palestine • Antony Bluett

... that Christianity is excellent for us; we are most welcome to maintain our adherence to it; and it is surely fair to let them alone in the enjoyment of their religion. Because they are not let alone, because we contend that their religion is dishonouring to the living God and hurtful to themselves, because we affirm that Christ is the one Saviour and the rightful Lord, they are eager to find something in our books and views which they can assail, ...

— Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 • James Kennedy

... in his varied sway, Speaks!—The wild elements contend no more; Nor then, from raging seas, the foamy spray Climbs the dark rocks, ...

— Original sonnets on various subjects; and odes paraphrased from Horace • Anna Seward

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