All 4 Uses of
contend
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- Weeds were not the only things Frank had to contend with either.†
Chpt 1
- The heads of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be arriving with their short-listed contenders in October, and the selection of the three champions will take place at Halloween.†
Chpt 12 *
- "Eager though I know all of you will be to bring the Triwizard Cup to Hogwarts," he said, "the heads of the participating schools, along with the Ministry of Magic, have agreed to impose an age restriction on contenders this year.†
Chpt 12
- But I also had to contend with your stupidity.†
Chpt 35 *
Definitions:
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(contend as in: She contended for the gold medal) to compete
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(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true