Polyglot Dictionary

contender

/kontenˈdeɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
contiendo
preterite (yo)
contendí
past participle
contendido

Meaning

  1. to contend

    • Contendieron por el título.

      They contended for the title.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

bewältigen

Close — to cope with/manage relates to contending.

French

lutter

Close — contending relates to fighting, struggling.

Practice

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