contest
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contest
- /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ UK
- /ˈkɔntɛst/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ US
- /kənˈtɛst/ UK, US
- /kənˈtɛst/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -ɒntɛst, -ɛst
Where it comes from
PIE word
*tréyes
From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).
noun contests
- Controversy; debate. no contest
- Struggle for superiority; combat.
- A competition. The child entered the spelling contest.
verb contests · contesting · contested
- To contend. I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- To call into question; to oppose. The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
- To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. The troops contested every inch of ground.
- To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
