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contended

verb
Saykuhn-TEN-did/kənˈtɛndɪd/

1 meaning of contended

Practice

  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of contend. Use this form for arguing or competing that already happened.

    She contended that the new rules were unfair to younger players.

    The two teams contended for the top spot all season long.

    Note

contended is a form of contend

contend, verb: To work hard to deal with a problem or hard situation. Full entry

Forms
contendcontends he/she/itcontending -ing formcontended past tense, past participle
Spelling
contend → contended: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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