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Contend Verb Etmek  /Kənˈtend   Iddia Ileri Sürmek çekişmek

Level C1 
Kind verb
Front contend 
IPA  /kənˈtend   / verb
Back iddia etmek, ileri sürmek
çekişmek
Back 2

contend (verb)

 /kənˈtend   / verb
 
 1 [transitive] (formal)
to say or argue that sth is true
iddia etmek, ileri sürmek
 The young man contended that he was innocent.
 2 [intransitive]
 contend (for sth)
to compete against sb to win or gain sth
çekişmek
 Two athletes are contending for first place.
 3 [intransitive]
contend with/against sb/sth
to have to deal with a problem or a difficult situation
mücadele etmek
 She's had a lot of problems to contend with.
 

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