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# contend

«contend» in Mova's school dictionary: **Contend with: to have to deal with a problem or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (contend, contends, contended, contending)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Contend with: to have to deal with a problem or difficulty: «Farmers have to contend with drought». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#m1)

2) To compete with others to win something: «Five teams are contending for the cup». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#m2)

3) (formal) To say firmly that something is true, especially in an argument: «She contends that the plan will fail». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In sport, a «contender» is a team or person with a real chance to win. In news and history: people contend with floods, wars or poverty. In debates and essays, «X contends that…» introduces someone's argument or claim, which is useful for reporting views fairly. Phrases: «contend with», «contend for», «contend that», «a contender for the title».

### examples

- Explorers in Antarctica had to contend with freezing winds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x1)
- Three schools are contending for the trophy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x2)
- The scientist contends that the bones belong to a new species. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x3)
- Our team is a strong contender for the championship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x4)
- Teachers contend with noisy classrooms every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x5)
- Some people contend that school should start later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x6)
- Various public performers contended for the prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/#x7)

### note

Past form: contended. Do not confuse «contended» with «contented» (happy and satisfied). The noun is «contention» (an argument; also «in contention» = with a chance to win) and a competitor is a «contender». In essays, «contend» shows a claim, not a proven fact.

### In the corpora

- [Wherefore will ye contend with Me?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.54/)
- ['If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.355/)
- [Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.526/)
- [Hear ye now what the LORD saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.78/)
- [He will not always contend; neither will He keep His anger for ever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1809/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «contend» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contend/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.