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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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represent
English
Etymology 1
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesent?.
Alternative forms
- repræsent (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??p.??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- Synonym: play
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
- I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.
- Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
Synonyms
- (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
Derived terms
- under-represent, underrepresent
Related terms
- representability
- representable
- representation
- representative
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? present.
Alternative forms
- re-present
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i(?).p??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
Related terms
- representation
Further reading
- represent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- represent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- represent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- presenter, repenters
represent From the web:
- what represents a function
- what represents strength
- what represents me
- what represents freedom
- what represents family
- what represents life
- what represents virgo
- what represents death
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