CONTEND FOR

Meaning of CONTEND FOR in English

engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve.

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CONTEND FOR — Synonyms and related words : advocate, allege in support, answer, argue for, assert, bid for, champion, counter, defend, espouse, fight …
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CONTEND FOR — оспаривать
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CONTEND FOR — оспаривать
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CONTEND — combatter, luctar, polemisar, asserter, mantener
English interlingue dictionary
CONTEND — verb see: thin Date: 15th century intransitive verb to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTEND — kənˈtend verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French contendre, from Latin contendere to stretch vigorously, to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTEND — (v. t.) To struggle for; to contest.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEND — (v. i.) To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
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CONTEND — (v. i.) To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
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CONTEND — (v. i.) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEND — ( v. t. ) To struggle for; to contest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEND — ( v. i. ) To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEND — ( v. i. ) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEND — ( v. i. ) To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEND — — contender , n. — contendingly , adv. /keuhn tend"/ , v.i. 1. to struggle in opposition: to contend with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEND — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com- + tendere to stretch — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTEND — vt to struggle for; to contest. 2. contend ·vi to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession …
Webster English vocab
CONTEND — contend BrE AmE kən ˈtend § ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contend|ed ɪd əd ▷ contend|er/s ə/z AmE - ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTEND — / kənˈtend; NAmE / verb 1. ( formal ) to say that sth is true, especially in an argument SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTEND — con ‧ tend /kənˈtend/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: contendre , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEND — ( contends, contending, contended) 1. If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with …
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FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ He also contends that Democrats have not produced a bumper crop of …
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CONTEND — Synonyms and related words : affirm, agonize, allege, announce, annunciate, antagonize, argue, argufy, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bandy …
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CONTEND — verb Contend is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ critic , ↑ plaintiff , ↑ report
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTEND — v. 25B6; verb the pilot had to contend with torrential rain : COPE WITH, face, grapple with, deal with, take …
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FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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CONTEND — гл. 1) бороться против кого-л. (against, with); вступать в противоборство; сопротивляться кому-л./чему-л. тж. перен. We try to make the trains …
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FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTEND — contend.ogg kənʹtend v 1. (for, against, with) бороться, сражаться to contend for truth - сражаться за правду to contend with …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
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CONTEND — v 1. (for, against, with) бороться, сражаться to contend for truth - сражаться за правду to contend with difficulties - …
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CONTEND — гл. 1) бороться ( с кем-л., с чем-л.; за что-л., за кого-л. ) ; вступать в единоборство, противостоять; сопротивляться ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTEND — гл. 1) бороться (с кем-л., с чем-л.; за что-л., за кого-л.); вступать в единоборство, противостоять; сопротивляться (кому-л., чему-л.) to contend against smth. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTEND — _v. 1> бороться против кого-л. (against/with) We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against/with …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CONTEND — v. 1. бороться против кого-л. (against/with) We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against/with …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CONTEND — _v. 1> бороться 2> соперничать, состязаться (with contend c кем-л., for contend в чём-л.) 3> спорить 4> утверждать, заявлять (that)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEND — гл. 1) бороться против кого-л. (against, with); вступать в противоборство; сопротивляться кому-л./чему-л. тж. перен. We try to make the trains …
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YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TIME
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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SEARCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desperate search ▪ The female bear has left her young in a desperate …
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S
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PAY
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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DO
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BE
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BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
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