English to English
verb
- maintain or assert
He contended that Communism had no future.
source: WordNet 3.0
- have an argument about something
source: WordNet 3.0
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
They contested the outcome of the race.
source: WordNet 3.0
- come to terms with
We got by on just a gallon of gas.
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day.
source: WordNet 3.0
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
source: WordNet 3.0
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
The tribesmen fought each other.
Siblings are always fighting.
Militant groups are contending for control of the country.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
source: Webster 1913
- To struggle for; to contest.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [conténd] Lumaban; makipagaway; makipagtalo
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
