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Results for: "contend"

Translating from English to Polish

Translations:

contend
→ walczyć, rywalizować
contend
→ twierdzić

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


VERB (6)

1. maintain or assert;
- Example: "He contended that Communism had no future"
[syn: contend, postulate]

2. have an argument about something;
[syn: argue, contend, debate, fence]

3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
- Example: "They contested the outcome of the race"
[syn: contest, contend, repugn]

4. come to terms with;
- Example: "We got by on just a gallon of gas"
- Example: "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
[syn: cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage]

5. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others;
[syn: compete, vie, contend]

6. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
- Example: "the tribesmen fought each other"
- Example: "Siblings are always fighting"
- Example: "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
[syn: contend, fight, struggle]