Both Uses of
contend
in
The Hunger Games
- I've never been a contender in these Games anyway.
p. 141.7 *contender = competitor (with a chance of winning)
- And then there are my wounds to contend with — burns, cuts, and bruises from smashing into the trees, and three tracker jacker stings, which are as sore and swollen as ever.
p. 198.2 *contend = struggle
Definitions:
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(1)
(contend as in: She contended that...) to claim that something is true
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(2)
(contend as in: She contended with it) to struggle or argue
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(3)
(contend as in: She contended for the gold medal) to compete