contend
contend
v.
contender, batallar, batirse, competir, lidiar, luchar en contra; aseverar, sostener; pleitear
contend
v.- contender | competir | rivalizar | luchar en contra de | disputarse… | pugnar | antagonizar
s.- contienda | competición | rivalidad | disputa | pugna | antagonismo
contend
(v.) = afirmar, sostener, defender, abogar, contender.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
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* contend with = competir con, luchar contra, vérselas con.