different between contend vs endeavor
contend
English
Etymology
From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”), from com- (“together”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?t?nd/
- Rhymes: -?nd
Verb
contend (third-person singular simple present contends, present participle contending, simple past and past participle contended)
- To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
- 1611, King James Version, Deuteronomy ii. 9
- The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.
- 1611, King James Version, Deuteronomy ii. 9
- To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- 17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain
- You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
- 17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain
- To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- these simple ideas are far from those innate principles which some contend for
- 1667, Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety
- many of those things he so fiercely contended about , were either falle or trivial
- 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.
Synonyms
- (strive in opposition): fight, combat, vie, oppose
- (struggle): struggle, strive, emulate (rare)
- (strive in debate): contest, litigate, dispute, debate
- (believe and argue): assert, aver
Related terms
- contender
- contention
- contentious
Translations
Further reading
- contend in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- contend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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endeavor
English
Alternative forms
- endeavour (UK)
Etymology
The verb is from Middle English endeveren (“to make an effort”); the noun is from Middle English endevour, from the verb. Endeveren is from (putten) in dever (“(to put oneself) in duty”), from in + dever (“duty”), partially translating Middle French (se mettre) en devoir (de faire) (“(to make it) one's duty (to do), to endeavour (to do)”) (from Old French devoir, deveir (“duty”)).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?d?v.?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?d?v.?/
- Rhymes: -?v?(?)
Noun
endeavor (plural endeavors) (American spelling)
- A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
Translations
Verb
endeavor (third-person singular simple present endeavors, present participle endeavoring, simple past and past participle endeavored) (American spelling)
- (obsolete) To exert oneself. [15th-17th c.]
- (intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To attempt (something). [16th-17th c.]
- To work with purpose.
Synonyms
- strive
Translations
Anagrams
- do a never
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