contending
Meaning of contending
- To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
- To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.
noun
Contention
Information about contending
- The plural form of contending is: contendings.
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Hyphenation of contending
con-tend-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- contending is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
contending synonyms
Meaning :
assert, aver, combat, fight, oppose, vie, contest, debate, dispute, litigate, emulate, strive, struggle
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