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Detailed Translations for contend from English to Dutch

contend:

to contend verb (contends, contended, contending)

  1. to contend (assert; demonstrate)
    betogen; demonstreren
    • betogen verb (betoog, betoogt, betoogde, betoogden, betoogd)
    • demonstreren verb (demonstreer, demonstreert, demonstreerde, demonstreerden, gedemonstreerd)

Conjugations for contend:

present
  1. contend
  2. contend
  3. contends
  4. contend
  5. contend
  6. contend
simple past
  1. contended
  2. contended
  3. contended
  4. contended
  5. contended
  6. contended
present perfect
  1. have contended
  2. have contended
  3. has contended
  4. have contended
  5. have contended
  6. have contended
past continuous
  1. was contending
  2. were contending
  3. was contending
  4. were contending
  5. were contending
  6. were contending
future
  1. shall contend
  2. will contend
  3. will contend
  4. shall contend
  5. will contend
  6. will contend
continuous present
  1. am contending
  2. are contending
  3. is contending
  4. are contending
  5. are contending
  6. are contending
subjunctive
  1. be contended
  2. be contended
  3. be contended
  4. be contended
  5. be contended
  6. be contended
diverse
  1. contend!
  2. let's contend!
  3. contended
  4. contending
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for contend:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
betogen assert; contend; demonstrate
demonstreren assert; contend; demonstrate demonstrate; expose; illustrate; make your point; show what you mean
- argue; compete; contest; cope; deal; debate; fence; fight; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage; postulate; repugn; struggle; vie

Synonyms for "contend":


Related Definitions for "contend":

  1. maintain or assert1
    • He contended that Communism had no future1
  2. have an argument about something1
  3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation1
  4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others1
  5. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight1
    • Militant groups are contending for control of the country1
  6. come to terms with1

Wiktionary Translations for contend:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
contend kampen; strijden; strijd voeren; vechten bataillerlivrer de petits combats.
contend kampen; strijden; strijd voeren; vechten combattreattaquer son ennemi, ou en soutenir l’attaque.
contend meewerken; aan een wedstrijd deelnemen; wedijveren; concurreren; meedingen concourirtendre ensemble au même but, coopérer.
contend kampen; strijden; strijd voeren; vechten lutter — Traductions à trier
contend concurreren; meedingen; wedijveren rivaliserdisputer de talent, de mérite, etc., avec quelqu’un, en approcher, l’égaler.