contend | kənˈtend | verb 1 [ no obj. ] ( contend with/against ) struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger) : she had to contend with his uncertain temper . • ( contend for ) engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something) : the local team should contend for a division championship | ( as adj. contending ) : disputes continued between the contending parties . 2 assert something as a position in an argument : he contends that the judge was wrong . DERIVATIVES contender noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘ compete for (something) ’ ): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere , from con- ‘ with ’ + tendere ‘ stretch, strive . ’ concede | kənˈsēd | verb 1 [ reporting verb ] admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it : [ with clause ] : I had to concede that I'd overreacted | [ with obj. ] : that principle now seems to have been conceded . • [ wit
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