contend
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- contend
- contend: see tend
- contend (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending.
Example
- 1. Left-handedness and ambidexterity may share some underlying biological origins with them , some researchers contend .
- 2. Will baumol contend that everyone has this value ordering ?
- 3. They also contend that government backing crowds out private competition .
- 4. Openly gay people must contend with the constant fear of violence .
- 5. Children have a lot to contend with these days , not least a tendency for their pushy parents to force-feed them omega-3 oils at every opportunity .