contend

v. முயற்சி செய், போராடு, போட்டியிடு, வாதிடு, ஆர்வத்துடன் வற்புறுத்து, போராடி நிலை நிறுத்த முயல்.

Synonyms

strive compete cope dispute vie contest struggle grapple argue maintain disagree wrangle

Antonyms

resign concede allow relinquish forego surrender waive

Con*tend", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Contended; p.pr. & vb.n. Contending.] Etym: [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum; con- + tendere to strech. See Tend.] 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. For never two such kingdoms did content Without much fall of blood. Shak. The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle. Deut. ii. 9. In ambitious strength I did Contend against thy valor. Shak. 2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. You sit above, and see vain men below Contend for what you only can bestow. Dryden. 3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. The question which our author would contend for. Locke. Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial. Dr. H. More. Syn. -- To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose; emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate. Con*tend", v. t. Defn: To struggle for; to contest. [R.] Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.

contend - Similar Words

contented contender counted content contemn conte convertend contendent cornuted contents