Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Controversy; debate.

    no contest

    Auseinandersetzung, Debatte

    спорspor, ди́спутdísput

    спірspir, супере́чкаsuperéčka

  2. (uncountable)Struggle for superiority; combat.

    a struggle between rivals

  3. (countable)A competition.

    The child entered the spelling contest.

    Wettkampf, Wettbewerb, Wettstreit

    ко́нкурсkónkurs, состяза́ниеsostjazánije, соревнова́ниеsorevnovánije

    змага́нняzmahánnja, ко́нкурсkónkurs

Examples

307 sentences
  1. I took part in the contest.

    Я прийняв участь у конкурсі. — deniko

    deIch nahm am Wettbewerb teil. — MUIRIEL

  2. What time does that contest start?

    О котрій годині починається конкурс? — deniko

    ruВо сколько начинается конкурс? — odexed

  3. Many students took part in the contest.

    Багато студентів взяли участь у змаганнях. — deniko

    ruМногие студенты приняли участие в конкурсе. — odexed

  4. Tom won the contest last year.

    Том виграв конкурс минулого року. — Anjy

    ruТом в прошлом году выиграл конкурс. — marafon

    deTom hat im letzten Jahr den Wettbewerb gewonnen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Who won the contest?

    Хто виграв конкурс? — deniko

    ruКто выиграл конкурс? — odexed

    deWer hat den Wettbewerb gewonnen? — nGerman

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
controversy:
competition — see also competition:
Русский
By meaning 2
controversy:
competition — see also competition:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
controversy:
competition — see also competition:

Forms

plural: contests
Singularcontest
Pluralcontests

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants:competition

Word family

3 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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