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con·test
(kŏn′tĕst′)n.1. A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals: England's contest with Spain for domination of the seas.
2. A competition, especially one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by judges: a spelling contest.
v.(kən-tĕst′, kŏn′tĕst′)con·test·ed, con·test·ing, con·tests
v.tr.1. To compete or strive for; struggle to gain or control: trade routes that were contested by competing cultures.
2. To call into question and take an active stand against; dispute or challenge: contest a will. See Synonyms at oppose.
3. Sports To defend against (a shot), as in basketball.
v.intr. To struggle or compete; contend: contested with other bidders for the antique.
[Probably from French conteste, from contester, to dispute, from Old French, to call to witness, from Latin contestārī : com-, com- + testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots.]
con′tes·ta′tion(kŏn′tĕ-stā′shən) n.
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contest
n1. a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win
2. a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests
vb4. (when: intr, foll by with or against) to fight, dispute, or contend (with): contest an election.
[C16: from Latin contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from testis witness]
conˈtestableness, conˌtestaˈbilityn
ˌcontesˈtationn
conˈtestinglyadv
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con•test
(n. ˈkɒn tɛst; v. kənˈtɛst)n.
1. a competition between rivals, as for a prize.
3. dispute.
v.t. 5. dispute.
7. to contend.
v.i. [1595–1605; < Latin contestāri to call to witness (in a lawsuit) =con-con- + testārī to testify]
con•test′a•bly,adv.
con•test′ing•ly,adv.
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contest
Past participle: contested
Gerund: contesting
| Imperative |
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| contest |
| contest |
| Present |
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| I contest |
| you contest |
| he/she/it contests |
| we contest |
| you contest |
| they contest |
| Preterite |
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| I contested |
| you contested |
| he/she/it contested |
| we contested |
| you contested |
| they contested |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am contesting |
| you are contesting |
| he/she/it is contesting |
| we are contesting |
| you are contesting |
| they are contesting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have contested |
| you have contested |
| he/she/it has contested |
| we have contested |
| you have contested |
| they have contested |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was contesting |
| you were contesting |
| he/she/it was contesting |
| we were contesting |
| you were contesting |
| they were contesting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had contested |
| you had contested |
| he/she/it had contested |
| we had contested |
| you had contested |
| they had contested |
| Future |
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| I will contest |
| you will contest |
| he/she/it will contest |
| we will contest |
| you will contest |
| they will contest |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have contested |
| you will have contested |
| he/she/it will have contested |
| we will have contested |
| you will have contested |
| they will have contested |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be contesting |
| you will be contesting |
| he/she/it will be contesting |
| we will be contesting |
| you will be contesting |
| they will be contesting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been contesting |
| you have been contesting |
| he/she/it has been contesting |
| we have been contesting |
| you have been contesting |
| they have been contesting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been contesting |
| you will have been contesting |
| he/she/it will have been contesting |
| we will have been contesting |
| you will have been contesting |
| they will have been contesting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been contesting |
| you had been contesting |
| he/she/it had been contesting |
| we had been contesting |
| you had been contesting |
| they had been contesting |
| Conditional |
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| I would contest |
| you would contest |
| he/she/it would contest |
| we would contest |
| you would contest |
| they would contest |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have contested |
| you would have contested |
| he/she/it would have contested |
| we would have contested |
| you would have contested |
| they would have contested |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | contest - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants game - a single play of a sport or other contest; 'the game lasted two hours' social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes bout - a contest or fight (especially between boxers or wrestlers) championship - a competition at which a champion is chosen chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops cliffhanger - a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end dogfight - a fiercely disputed contest; 'their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them'; 'a real dogfight for third place'; 'a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract' race - a contest of speed; 'the race is to the swift' tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner playoff - any final competition to determine a championship series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; 'the visiting team swept the series' field trial - a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete tournament - a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize race - any competition; 'the race for the presidency' spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest - a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; 'the trials for the semifinals began yesterday' |
| 2. | contest - a struggle between rivals rivalry, competition, contention - the act of competing as for profit or a prize; 'the teams were in fierce contention for first place' battle of wits - a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used popularity contest - competition (real or figurative) for popular support | |
| Verb | 1. | contest - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; 'They contested the outcome of the race' oppose - be against; express opposition to; 'We oppose the ban on abortion' challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; 'She challenged his claims' |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
contest
noun1.competition, game, match, trial, tournament, head-to-headFew contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling.
2.struggle, fight, battle, debate, conflict, dispute, encounter, controversy, combat, discord, turf war(informal)a bitter contest over who should control the state's future
verb1.compete in, take part in, fight in, go in for, contend for, vie inHe quickly won his party's nomination to contest the elections.
2.oppose, question, challenge, argue, debate, dispute, object to, litigate, call in or into questionYour former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
contest
noun1. A vying with others for victory or supremacy:battle, competition, corrivalry, race, rivalry, strife, striving, struggle, tug of war, war, warfare.
2. A trial of skill or ability:
verb1. To strive against (others) for victory:
2. 
To take a stand against:
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buck, challenge, dispute, oppose, resist, traverse.
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soutěžzápaszávod
keppni
競争
konkursaskonkurso dalyvisvaržybų dalyvis
tävling
contest
A.[ˈkɒntest]N (= struggle) → contiendaf, luchaf (Boxing, Wrestling) → combatem; (= competition, quiz) → concursom (Sport) → competiciónf
beauty contest → concursom de belleza
a fishing contest → una competición de pesca
beauty contest → concursom de belleza
a fishing contest → una competición de pesca
B.[kənˈtest]VT [+ argument, will etc] → impugnar, rebatir; [+ election, seat] → presentarse como candidato/a a; [+ legal suit] → defender
I contest your right to do that → pongo en tela de juicio que usted tenga el derecho de hacer eso
the seat was not contested → no hubo disputa por el escaño, en laselecciones se presentó un solocandidato
I contest your right to do that → pongo en tela de juicio que usted tenga el derecho de hacer eso
the seat was not contested → no hubo disputa por el escaño, en laselecciones se presentó un solocandidato
C.[kənˈtest]VIto contest against → contender con
they are contesting for a big prize → se disputan un premioimportante
they are contesting for a big prize → se disputan un premioimportante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
contest
[ˈkɒntɛst]n (= competition) → concoursmtalent contest
vt[kənˈtɛst] (= object to) [+ statement, decision] → contester
(= compete for) [+ election] → disputer; [+ title, competition] → disputer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contest
n (→ um) → Kampfm; (= competition also) → Wettkampfm, → Wettstreitm (geh); (= beauty contest etc) → Wettbewerbm; boxing contest → Boxkampfm; election contest → Wahlkampfm; it's no contest → das ist ein ungleicherKampf; it was a real contest of skill → es kam dabei wirklichaufs Können an
vt(= fight over) → kämpfen um; (= fight against, oppose) → kämpfen gegen; (Parl) election → teilnehmen an(+dat); to contest a seat (Parl) → um einen Wahlkreiskämpfen; the seat was not contested → es gab keinen Kampf um den Wahlkreis
(= dispute)statement → bestreiten, angreifen; measure → angreifen; (Jur) will, right, legal action → anfechten; a contested measure → eine umstritteneMaßnahme; to contest somebody's right to do something → jdm das Recht streitigmachenorjds Recht anfechten, etw zu tun
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
contest
[n ˈkɒntɛst; vb kənˈtɛst]1.n (struggle) → gara, lotta (Boxing, Wrestling) → incontro; (competition) → gara, concorso
2.vt (dispute, argument) → contestare; (right) → contestare, disputare (Law) → impugnare; (compete for) → contendersi, disputare; (election, seat) → essere in lizza per
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contest
(ˈkontest) noun a struggle, competition etc to gain an advantage or victory. a sporting contest. wedstryd مُباراه، مُناظَرَه، مُسابَقَه състезание disputa zápas, soutěž, závod der Wettkampf strid; konkurrence διαγωνισμόςcompetición, concurso, combate, certamen võistlus رقابت؛ ستیز kilpailu compétitionתחרות प्रतियोगिता prepirka, spor verseny pertandingan keppni gara 競争 다툼, 경기 varžybos, konkursas sacensība pertandingan strijdstrid, konkurranse, tvistturniej, konkurs مجادله كول، مسابقه كول، جګړه كول، دبرياليتوب له پاره لاس دپيښې وهل certame competiţie состязание súťaž tekmovanje takmičenje kamp, tävling, match การดิ้นรน; การแข่งขัน yarışma, müsabaka 競賽 змагання مقابلہ، مسابقہ cuộc thi 竞赛
conˈtestant noun a person who takes part in a contest. He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition. deelnemer, teenstander مُتَنافِس، مُتَبار състезател concorrente závodník, soutěžící der/die Wettkämpferin konkurrencedeltager; modkandidat διαγωνιζόμενοςcompetidor, aspirante, concursante, candidato võistleja شرکت کننده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מתחרה प्रतियोगी suparnik, protivnik versenyző peserta kontes keppandi concorrente 競技者 다투는 사람, 경쟁자 varžybų/konkurso dalyvis sacensību dalībnieks; sāncensis peserta deelnemerkonkurransedeltakerzawodnik شرکت کوونکی concorrente concurent участник состязания súťažiaci, -a tekmovalec takmičar tävlande ผู้แข่งขัน yarışmacı, müsabık 參加比賽者 суперник مقابلہ میں حصہ لینے والا thí sinh 参加比赛者
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