Contend
31contend with — con ˈtend with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they contend with he/she/it contends with present participle contending with past tense contended with …
32contend with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms contend with : present tense I/you/we/they contend with he/she/it contends with present participle contending with past tense contended with past participle contended with to have to deal with problems or… …
33contend for — engage in a struggle or campaign to achieve. → contend …
34contend with/against — struggle to surmount (a difficulty). → contend …
35contend with something — conˈtend with sth/sb derived to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person • Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients. Main entry: ↑contendderived …
36contend with somebody — conˈtend with sth/sb derived to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person • Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients. Main entry: ↑contendderived …
37contend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against… …
38contend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. struggle (see contention); dispute, debate (see discord); maintain, assert, argue, hold, allege. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contest, battle, dispute; see fight 2 , quarrel . III… …
39contend — see TEND …
40contend — con·tend || kÉ™n tend v. maintain, assert; compete; struggle, strive …