contend

To contend is to believe something is a fact or to deal with a challenge.

(verb)

An example of contend is when you argue that the sky is green.
An example of contend is when you have to deal with a broken leg before going on a trip.

See contend in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

Origin: ME contenden, to compete < L contendere, to stretch out, strive after < com-, together + tendere, to stretch: see tense

transitive verb

to hold to be a fact; assert: we contend that he is guilty

See contend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb con·tend·ed, con·tend·ing, con·tends

verb, intransitive

To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle: armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.
To compete, as in a race; vie.
To strive in controversy or debate; dispute. See Synonyms at discuss.

verb, transitive

To maintain or assert: The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English contenden

Origin: , from Latin contendere

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + tendere, to stretch, strive; see ten- in Indo-European roots

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