All 3 Uses
contend
in
What They Fought For - 1861-1865
(Edited)
- "Instead of indulging in feelings of despondency let us compare our situation and cause to those of our illustrious ancestors who achieved the liberties we have ever enjoyed and for which we are now contending."
p. 10.6 *contending = competing (trying to win)
- The dis—United States would fragment into several petty, squabbling autocracies, proving the contention of European monarchists and reactionaries that this harebrained experiment in democracy could not last.
p. 30.4contention = something that is claimed as true
- Whose idealism could survive all that? A good bit of evidence exists to support Linderman's contention that it did not survive.
p. 42.4 *contention = claim (that something is true)
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)