contender
Use Contender in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
2.
to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize.
3.
to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood.
verb (used with object)
4.
to assert or maintain earnestly: He contended that taxes were too high.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English contenden < Anglo-French contendre < Latin contendere to compete, strive, draw tight, equivalent to con- con- + tendere to stretch; see tend1
1400–50; late Middle English contenden < Anglo-French contendre < Latin contendere to compete, strive, draw tight, equivalent to con- con- + tendere to stretch; see tend1
Related forms
con·tend·er, noun
con·tend·ing·ly, adverb
non·con·tend·ing, adjective
pre·con·tend, verb (used without object)
re·con·tend, verb (used without object)
Antonyms
3. agree.
3. agree.
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contend (kənˈtɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| 1. | to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie |
| 2. | to argue earnestly; debate |
| 3. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain |
| [C15: from Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim] | |
| con'tender | |
| —n | |
| con'tendingly | |
| —adv | |
| contend (kənˈtɛnd) | |
| —vb (often foll by with) | |
| 1. | to struggle in rivalry, battle, etc; vie |
| 2. | to argue earnestly; debate |
| 3. | (tr; may take a clause as object) to assert or maintain |
| [C15: from Latin contendere to strive, from com- with + tendere to stretch, aim] | |
| con'tender | |
| —n | |
| con'tendingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
contend
mid-15c., from L. contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com- intensive prefix + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended (pp. adj., c.1700); contender (1540s); contending (1590s).
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Example sentences
But there's no keeping a masked avenger down, especially a contender in cross-marketing promotion.
Unsurprisingly, the hip downtown crowd always favors the darker, more poetic contender over the commercial pop-meister.
Previous failures, however, do not daunt the latest contender for the prize.
Hydrogen has several features that make it a serious contender as an alternative fuel.
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