Polyglot Dictionary

contestar

/kõtesˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
contesto
preterite (eu)
contestei
past participle
contestado

Meaning

  1. to contest

    • Contestou o resultado.

      He contested the result.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

disputar

disputar is more about competing or fighting for something, like a disputed match; contestar is more about challenging or questioning something formally — both mean "to contest."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

impugnar

impugnar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to contest."

Practice

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