contender
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Noun[edit]
contender (plural contenders)
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
- 2016 January 1, David Hytner, The Guardian[1]:
- In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.
Translations[edit]
someone who competes
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Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin contendere.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Verb[edit]
contender (first-person singular present contendo, first-person singular preterite contendi, past participle contendido)
- (intransitive) to contend (to strive in opposition)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of contender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Latin contendere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
contender (first-person singular present contiendo, first-person singular preterite contendí, past participle contendido)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of contender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “contender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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