contends
Meaning of contends
verb
- 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.
Information about contends
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of contends is: contend.
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Hyphenation of contends
con-tends
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- contends is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
contends synonyms
Meaning :
assert, aver, combat, fight, oppose, vie, contest, debate, dispute, litigate, emulate, strive, struggle
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