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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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guarantee
English
Etymology
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??æ??n?ti?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??????n?ti?/
Noun
guarantee (plural guarantees)
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
- But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
Translations
Verb
guarantee (third-person singular simple present guarantees, present participle guaranteeing, simple past and past participle guaranteed)
- To give an assurance that something will be done right.
- To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
- To make something certain.
- The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Synonyms
- assure
- warrant
Translations
Related terms
- guaranty
- guarantor
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