CONTEND WITH/AGAINST

Meaning of CONTEND WITH/AGAINST in English

struggle to surmount (a difficulty).

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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
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
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.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEND — (v. i.) To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEND — (v. i.) To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
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
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
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
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
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
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
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
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — 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
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ He also contends that Democrats have not produced a bumper crop of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEND — Synonyms and related words : affirm, agonize, allege, announce, annunciate, antagonize, argue, argufy, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bandy …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEND — verb Contend is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ critic , ↑ plaintiff , ↑ report
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONTEND — v. 25B6; verb the pilot had to contend with torrential rain : COPE WITH, face, grapple with, deal with, take …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WITH
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 …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WITH — with.ogg _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. …
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
AGAINST — against.ogg əʹge(ı)nst prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against предл.1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WITH — _I 1. wıð = wthe I и II 2. wıð = withe I и II _II wıð prep 1. указывает …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEND — v 1. (for, against, with) бороться, сражаться to contend for truth - сражаться за правду to contend with difficulties - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - бороться против …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
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
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct …
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
AGAINST — _prep. 1> указывает на противоположное направление или положение против; against the hair - против волокна или шерсти; _перен. против шерсти; …
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
AGAINST — prep. 1. указывает на противоположное направление или положение против; against the hair - против волокна или шерсти; перен. против шерсти; …
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

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