contest

English

Etymology

From Old French contestere, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”)

Pronunciation

Noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɛst/, SAMPA: /"kQn.tEst/
• (US) enPR: kŏn'tĕst, IPA: /ˈkɑn.tɛst/, SAMPA: /"kAn.tEst/

Verb

• (UK, US) enPR: kəntĕst', IPA: /kənˈtɛst/, SAMPA: /k@n"tEst/

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• Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

contest (countable and uncountable; plural contests)

1. (uncountable) controversy; debate

   no contest

2. (uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat
3. (countable) a competition

   The child entered the spelling contest.

Synonyms

• (controversy): controversy, debate, discussion
• (combat): battle, combat, fight
• (competition): competition, pageant

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun "contest"

contest shape Eurovision Song Contest fashion contest no contest

pissing contest popularity contest wet t-shirt contest will contest

Translations

controversy

Bulgarian: спор (bg) m. Chinese: 争论 Greek: συναγωνισμός (el) (synagonismós) m. Polish: spór (pl) m., debata (pl) f.

Romanian: controversă (ro) f., dispută (ro) f., dezbatere (ro) Spanish: debate (es) m. Swahili: mashindano (sw) Telugu: చర్చనీయాంశము (te) (carcaniyamsamu)

combat

Bulgarian: борба (bg) f. Chinese: 奋斗, 战斗 Greek: αγώνας (el) (agónas) m., πάλη (el) (páli) f. Polish: walka (pl) f.

Spanish: batalla (es), disputa (es) f. Swahili: mashindano (sw) Telugu: పోటీ పడు (te) (poti padu)

competition

Armenian: մրցույթ (hy) (mrc’uyt’) Azeri: müsabiqə (az) Bulgarian: състезание (bg) n., конкурс (bg) m. Chinese: 竞赛, 比赛 Czech: soutěž (cs) f. Esperanto: konkurso (eo) French: concours (fr) m. German: Wettkampf (de) m. Greek: διαγωνισμός (el) (diagonismós) m. Ancient: ἀγών (agōn) m.

Hebrew: תחרות (he) (takharút) f. Italian: concorso (it) m. Polish: konkurs (pl) m. Portuguese: concurso (pt), competição (pt) Romanian: competiție (ro) f., întrecere (ro) f. Russian: конкурс (ru) (kónkurs) m. Spanish: concurso (es) m., competencia (es) f., competición (es) f. Swahili: shindano (sw) Telugu: పోటీలు (te) (potilu) Turkish: yarışma (tr), yarış (tr), müsabaka (tr)

Verb

contest (third-person singular simple present contests, present participle contesting, simple past and past participle contested)

1. (intransitive) to contend

   I will contest for the open seat on the board.

2. (transitive) to call into question; to oppose

   The rival contested the dictator's re-election because of claims of voting irregularities.

Synonyms

• (contend): compete, contend, go in for
• (oppose): call into question, oppose

Antonyms

• (oppose): support

Translations

contend

Bulgarian: състезавам се (bg) Hebrew: התחרה (he) (hitkhará) Spanish: competir (es)

Swahili: shindana (sw) Telugu: పోటీ చేయు (te) (poti ceyu)

oppose

Bulgarian: споря (bg), оспорвам (bg) Finnish: (to call into question) kyseenalaistaa, kritisoida; (to oppose) vastustaa, (law) kieltää

Spanish: cuestionar (es), impugnar (es), oponerse (es) Swahili: mashindano (sw) Telugu: ఎదిరించు (te) (edirimcu)