contest
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French contestere, from Latin contestor (“‘to call to witness’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (RP): /ˈkɒntɛst/, /"kQntEst/
- (US): kŏn'tĕst, /ˈkɑntɛst/, /"kAntEst/
- (verb) enPR: kəntĕst', IPA: /kənˈtɛst/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEst/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɛst
[edit] Noun
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contest (countable and uncountable; plural contests)
- (uncountable) controversy; debate
- no contest
- (uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat
- (countable) a competition
- The child entered the spelling contest.
[edit] Synonyms
- (controversy): controversy, debate, discussion
- (combat): battle, combat, fight
- (competition): competition, pageant
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "contest"
[edit] Translations
controversy
combat
competition
[edit] Verb
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to contest (third-person singular simple present contests, present participle contesting, simple past and past participle contested)
- (intransitive) to contend
- I will contest for the open seat on the board.
- (transitive) to call into question; to oppose
- The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.
[edit] Synonyms
- (contend): compete, contend, go in for
- (oppose): call into question, oppose
[edit] Antonyms
- (oppose): support
[edit] Translations
contend
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oppose
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