Word: contends
Category: contends
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Related words: contends
contends definition
Synonyms: contends
cope with, face, grapple with, deal with, take on, pit oneself against, compete, vie, contest, fight, battle, tussle, go head to head, strive, struggle, assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, insist, state, declare, profess, affirm, allege, aver, manage, get by, make out, make do, deal, grapple, cope, postulate, fence, debate, repugn
Translations: contends
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spanish
Translations:
sostiene, afirma, alega, solicita
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german
Translations:
streitet, disputiert, behauptet, geltend, macht geltend, macht, trägt
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french
Translations:
dispute, conteste, lutte, soutient, affirme, valoir, fait valoir, prétend
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italian
Translations:
sostiene, conclude, valere, fa valere, contende
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portuguese
Translations:
sustenta, alega, afirma, defende, pedindo
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dutch
Translations:
betoogt, stelt, concludeert, meent, voert
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russian
Translations:
спорит, утверждает,, утверждает, заявляет, соперничает
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norwegian
Translations:
hevder, anfører, konkurrere, påstår
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swedish
Translations:
hävdat, hävdar, yrkat, har yrkat, gjort gällande
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finnish
Translations:
väittää, vaatii, katsoo
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danish
Translations:
anført,, gjort gældende, har gjort gældende, har anført
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czech
Translations:
tvrdí, navrhuje, uplatňuje
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polish
Translations:
twierdzi,, twierdzi, utrzymuje, podnosi
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hungarian
Translations:
azt állítja,, azt kéri, azt állítja
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turkish
Translations:
iddia, sürüyor, sürmektedir, iddia ediyor, iddia etmektedir
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greek
Translations:
υποστηρίζει, ισχυρίζεται, ζητεί, ζητεί από, θεωρεί
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ukrainian
Translations:
стверджує,
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albanian
Translations:
pretendon, argumenton, pohon, kundërshton, lufton
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bulgarian
Translations:
твърди,, твърди, моли, изтъква, поддържа
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belarusian
Translations:
сцвярджае, сьцьвярджае, зацвярджае
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estonian
Translations:
väidab, palub, leiab
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croatian
Translations:
tvrdi, tvrdi kako
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icelandic
Translations:
nú fara
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lithuanian
Translations:
tvirtina,, tvirtina, teigia, mano
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latvian
Translations:
apgalvo, norāda, uzskata
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macedonian
Translations:
тврди, заклучува, се тврди
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romanian
Translations:
susține, solicită, arată, consideră, afirmă
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slovenian
Translations:
meni, trdi
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slovak
Translations:
tvrdí, tvrdia, uvádza, uvádzajú
The meaning and "use of": contends
verb
- struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger). - she had to contend with his uncertain temper
- assert something as a position in an argument. - he contends that the judge was wrong
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