Verb

• S: (v) contend (contend%2:32:02::), postulate (postulate%2:32:00::) (maintain or assert) "He contended that Communism had no future"
• S: (v) argue (argue%2:32:00::), contend (contend%2:32:01::), debate (debate%2:32:01::), fence (fence%2:32:00::) (have an argument about something)
• S: (v) contest (contest%2:32:00::), contend (contend%2:32:00::), repugn (repugn%2:32:00::) (to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation) "They contested the outcome of the race"
• S: (v) cope (cope%2:41:00::), get by (get_by%2:41:00::), make out (make_out%2:41:02::), make do (make_do%2:41:00::), contend (contend%2:41:00::), grapple (grapple%2:41:00::), deal (deal%2:41:00::), manage (manage%2:41:03::) (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
• S: (v) compete (compete%2:33:00::), vie (vie%2:33:00::), contend (contend%2:33:00::) (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
• S: (v) contend (contend%2:33:01::), fight (fight%2:33:00::), struggle (struggle%2:33:00::) (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight) "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"