contest
To contendTo contend.
» I took part in the contest.
Ich nahm am Wettbewerb teil.
Я прийняв участь у конкурсі.
Я прийняла участь у конкурсі.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To contend.
I will contest for the open seat on the board.
1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth As for the difficulty or obscurity of an argument, that does but add to the pleasure.of contesting with it when there are hopes of victory
streiten, kämpfen, ringen um
зма́гатисяzmáhatysja
(transitive)To call into question; to oppose.
The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
hinterfragen, infrage stellen, in Frage stellen
(transitive)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.
to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
Examples
307 sentencesI took part in the contest.
Я прийняв участь у конкурсі.
deIch nahm am Wettbewerb teil.
What time does that contest start?
О котрій годині починається конкурс?
ruВо сколько начинается конкурс?
Many students took part in the contest.
Багато студентів взяли участь у змаганнях.
ruМногие студенты приняли участие в конкурсе.
Tom won the contest last year.
Том виграв конкурс минулого року.
ruТом в прошлом году выиграл конкурс.
deTom hat im letzten Jahr den Wettbewerb gewonnen.
Who won the contest?
Хто виграв конкурс?
ruКто выиграл конкурс?
deWer hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen?
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
contests, contesting, contested, contestedSynonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- in the contest
- won the contest
- win the contest
- beauty contest
- a beauty contest
- the speech contest
- speech contest
- enter the contest