contend

contend
[kənˈtend]
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to contend that… -> afirmar que…, alegar que…
verbo intransitivo
1enfrentarse (struggle)(with a or con)
  • the difficulties I have to contend with -> las dificultades a las que me tengo que enfrentar
2(compete)
  • to contend for something -> disputarse algo, competir por algo

contend [kon-tend]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Contender, pleitear, disputar, pretender; competir, lidiar, altercar. (n)
  • Contending parties -> partes contenciosas, o litigantes
  • To contend with somebody for something -> competir con alguien por algo (compete)
  • To contend with something -> lidiar con o enfrentarse a algo (face)
  • Contending -> contrario, rival (teams); en pugna, antagónico, opuesto (interests)
va. Sostener, argüir, afirmar; va seguido de that con una cláusula complemental.

contend [kənˈtend]
verb:transitive
to contend that afirmar que; sostener que
verb:intransitive
to contend (with sb) for sth competir (con algn) por algo; we have many problems to contend with se nos plantean muchos problemas; you'll have me to contend with tendrás que vértelas conmigo; he has a lot to contend with tiene que enfrentarse a muchos problemas

Verb Conjugation for "contend"

Imperative
  • contend
  • you contend
  • he/she contends
  • we contend
  • you contend
  • they contend
Preterite
  • I contended
  • you contended
  • he/she contended
  • we contended
  • you contended
  • they contended
Present Continuous
  • I am contending
  • you are contending
  • he/she is contending
  • we are contending
  • you are contending
  • they are contending
Present Perfect
  • I have contended
  • you have contended
  • he/she has contended
  • we have contended
  • you have contended
  • they have contended
Past Continuous
  • I was contending
  • you were contending
  • he/she was contending
  • we were contending
  • you were contending
  • they were contending
Past Perfect
  • I had contended
  • you had contended
  • he/she had contended
  • we had contended
  • you had contended
  • they had contended
Future
  • I will contend
  • you will contend
  • he/she will contend
  • we will contend
  • you will contend
  • they will contend
Future Perfect
  • I will have contended
  • you will have contended
  • he/she will have contended
  • we will have contended
  • you will have contended
  • they will have contended
Future Continuous
  • I will be contending
  • you will be contending
  • he/she will be contending
  • we will be contending
  • you will be contending
  • they will be contending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been contending
  • you have been contending
  • he/she has been contending
  • we have been contending
  • you have been contending
  • they have been contending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been contending
  • you will have been contending
  • he/she will have been contending
  • we will have been contending
  • you will have been contending
  • they will have been contending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been contending
  • you had been contending
  • he/she had been contending
  • we had been contending
  • you had been contending
  • they had been contending