challenge

/ˈtʃæl·əndʒ/ v [T] (PRESENT A DIFFICULT TEST)

Definition

› to present tasks to someone that need great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully: It’s easy enough to crank out college graduates, but a good education should really challenge them.

(Definition of challenge v (PRESENT A DIFFICULT TEST) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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challenge n COMPETITION
challenge n DIFFICULT JOB
challenge n EXPRESSION OF DOUBT
challenge v ASK TO COMPETE
challenge v EXPRESS DOUBT
challenge v PRESENT A DIFFICULT TEST
challenged adj
challenger n
chamber music n
chamber n LEGISLATURE
chamber n ROOM

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