All 3 Uses of
contend
in
Crime and Punishment
- "That wasn't quite my contention," he began simply and modestly.†
Chpt 3.5 *
- "The only difference is that I don't contend that extraordinary people are always bound to commit breaches of morals, as you call it.†
Chpt 3.5
- And was it worth while, after all that had happened, to contend with these new trivial difficulties?†
Chpt 6.3
Definition:
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true