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contend verb (COMPETE)

/kənˈtend/ v
[I] to compete in order to win something
There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.
He's contending against someone with twice his experience.

(Definition of contend verb (COMPETE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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