contend

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• /kənˈtɛnd/
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From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”), from com- (“together”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: съпернича (sǎperniča) — strive in opposition
• Bulgarian: състезавам се (sǎstezavam se) — strive in opposition
• Chinese Mandarin: 奮鬥 /奋斗 (fèndòu) — strive in opposition
• Chinese Mandarin: 掙扎 (zhēngzhá) — strive in opposition
• Chinese Mandarin: 競爭 /竞争 (jìngzhēng) — strive in opposition
• Chinese Mandarin: 鬥爭 /斗争 (dòuzhēng) — strive in opposition
• Czech: zápasit — strive in opposition
• Czech: bojovat — strive in opposition
• Czech: rvát se — strive in opposition
• Danish: slås — strive in opposition
• Danish: kæmpe — strive in opposition
• Danish: stride — strive in opposition
• Dutch: weerspreken — strive in opposition
• Dutch: tegenspreken — strive in opposition
• Dutch: betwisten — strive in opposition
• Finnish: kiistellä — strive in opposition
• Finnish: käydä käsiksi — strive in opposition
• Finnish: riidellä — strive in opposition
• Finnish: taistella — strive in opposition
• German: streiten — strive in opposition
• German: sich auseinandersetzen — strive in opposition
• German: ringen mit — strive in opposition
• German: sich widersetzen — strive in opposition
• German: kämpfen — strive in opposition
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (haifstjan) — strive in opposition
• Ancient Greek: ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) — strive in opposition
• Ancient Greek: ἀθλέω (athléō) — strive in opposition
• Hebrew: רָב (rav) — strive in opposition
• Latin: certō — strive in opposition
• Latin: dīmicō — strive in opposition
• Māori: tauwhāinga — strive in opposition
• Māori: taumāhekeheke — strive in opposition
• Māori: kōkirikiri — strive in opposition
• Middle English: macchen — strive in opposition
• Old English: flītan — strive in opposition
• Persian: ستیزه کردن (setize kardan) — strive in opposition
• Russian: соперничать (soperničatʹ) — strive in opposition
• Sanskrit: स्पर्धते (spardhate) — strive in opposition
• Spanish: contender — strive in opposition
• Spanish: refertar — strive in opposition
• Spanish: opositar — strive in opposition
• Swedish: kämpa — strive in opposition
• Swedish: strida — strive in opposition
• Ukrainian: змага́тися (zmahátysja) — strive in opposition
• Bulgarian: боря се (borja se) — struggle
• Bulgarian: сражавам се (sražavam se) — struggle
• Chinese Mandarin: 競爭 /竞争 (jìngzhēng) — struggle
• Chinese Mandarin: 爭奪 /争夺 (zhēngduó) — struggle
• Chinese Mandarin: 掙扎 (zhēngzhá) — struggle
• Czech: snažit se — struggle
• Czech: namáhat se — struggle
• Czech: probíjet se — struggle
• Dutch: bestrijden — struggle
• Finnish: kamppailla — struggle
• German: verteidigen — struggle
• German: festhalten an — struggle
• German: ringen um — struggle
• German: kämpfen für — struggle
• German: kämpfen um — struggle
• Hindi: जूझना (jūjhnā) — struggle
• Latin: dīmicō — struggle
• Māori: kairapu — struggle
• Māori: kairapurapu — struggle
• Old Norse: þreyta — struggle
• Polish: zmagać się — struggle
• Russian: боро́ться (borótʹsja) — struggle
• Spanish: contender — struggle
• Ukrainian: боро́тися (borótysja) — struggle
• Bulgarian: споря (sporja) — strive in debate
• Chinese Mandarin: 爭論 /争论 (zhēnglùn) — strive in debate
• Chinese Mandarin: 辯論 /辩论 (biànlùn) — strive in debate
• Czech: tvrdit — strive in debate
• Dutch: betwisten — strive in debate
• Finnish: väitellä — strive in debate
• German: sich einsetzen für — strive in debate
• German: argumentieren — strive in debate
• German: streiten für — strive in debate
• Hindi: जूझना (jūjhnā) — strive in debate
• Māori: tauwhawhai — strive in debate
• Māori: taukumekume — strive in debate
• Russian: утвержда́ть (utverždátʹ) — strive in debate
• Spanish: sostener — strive in debate
• Ukrainian: спереча́тися (sperečátysja) — strive in debate
• Ukrainian: наполяга́ти (napoljaháty) — strive in debate
• Bulgarian: застъпвам (zastǎpvam) — believe and argue
• Chinese Mandarin: 認為 /认为 (rènwéi) — believe and argue
• Chinese Mandarin: 論證 /论证 (lùnzhèng) — believe and argue
• Dutch: aantonen — believe and argue
• Finnish: esittää — believe and argue
• Finnish: väittää — believe and argue
• German: vorbringen — believe and argue
• German: fest behaupten — believe and argue
• German: die Ansicht vertreten — believe and argue