All 6 Uses of
contend
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- I know of such cases; and it is worthy of remark that such slaves invariably suffer greater hardships, and have more to contend with, than others.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)contend = struggle
- Indeed, it is not uncommon for slaves even to fall out and quarrel among themselves about the relative goodness of their masters, each contending for the superior goodness of his own over that of the others.
Chpt 3 (definition 2)contending = competing
- When Colonel Lloyd's slaves met the slaves of Jacob Jepson, they seldom parted without a quarrel about their masters; Colonel Lloyd's slaves contending that he was the richest, and Mr. Jepson's slaves that he was the smartest, and most of a man.
Chpt 3 (definition 3) *contending = claiming
- I have seen Mary contending with the pigs for the offal thrown into the street.
Chpt 6 (definition 2) *contending = competing
- Now it was starvation, causing us to eat our own flesh;—now we were contending with the waves, and were drowned;—now we were overtaken, and torn to pieces by the fangs of the terrible bloodhound.
Chpt 10 (definition 1)contending = struggling
- The thought of leaving my friends was decidedly the most painful thought with which I had to contend.
Chpt 11 (definition 1) *contend = struggle
Definitions:
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(1) (contend as in: She contended with it) to struggle or argue
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(2) (contend as in: She contended for the gold medal) to compete
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(3) (contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true