contend

/kənˈtɛnd/

意味: 争う、主張する

例文: ALX contends that toast deserves civil rights.
　　  ALXがトーストにも市民権を主張。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: contend with(～と争う), contend for(～を求めて争う), contend against(～に対抗する)

定義: 争う、競う、または主張することを意味します。何かを得るために他の人と競争したり、意見や立場を強く主張したりする状況で使われます。

contendは約300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Verb: maintain or assert
Verb: have an argument about something
Verb: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Verb: come to terms with
Verb: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Verb: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

They contend for the championship every year.(彼らは毎年チャンピオンを争う。)
She will contend with many challenges ahead.(彼女は多くの困難に立ち向かうだろう。)
We must contend with the facts as they are.(私たちは現実を受け入れなければならない。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: He contended that Communism had no future
Verb: They contested the outcome of the race
Verb: We got by on just a gallon of gas
Verb: They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
Verb: the tribesmen fought each other
Verb: Siblings are always fighting
Verb: Militant groups are contending for control of the country

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): argue, compete, contend, contest, cope, deal, debate, fence, fight, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage, postulate, repugn, struggle, vie

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): act, claim, converse, oppose

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): act on, alternate, antagonize, anticipate, argue, attack, begin, behave, charge, chew the fat, coact, come close, come to the fore, condescend, contend, contest, continue, cope, court, create, dally, dare, deal, dispatch, do well, effect, egotrip, evade, exert, finish up, force, get around to, go, go ahead, go off half-cocked, guard, interact, interrupt, interview, lord it over, make a point, make bold, make out, maneuver, misbehave, participate, partner, perform, perpetrate, play, play it by ear, profess, prosecute, purport, race, rampage, react, reciprocate, repeat, reward, rush, satisfice, set about, sneak, stampede, surprise, take, take care, take time by the forelock, try, use, volunteer, wait, woo

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): attack, bandy, battle, bear down, box, challenge, chicken-fight, duel, emulate, engage, equal, fence, fend, feud, fight, fight back, fistfight, hack, improvise, join battle, joust, meet, oppose, play, quarrel, quibble, race, rival, run off, scrape along, scuffle, settle, skirmish, spar, stickle, tourney, try for, tug, war, wrestle

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: arguer, argument, argumentative, competition, competitive, competitor, competitory, contender, contention, contest, contestable, contestation, contestee, contester, debatable, debate, fight, fighter, fighting, repugnance, struggle

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): co

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: