English Explanatory Dictionary

contest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Controversy; debate.
  2. Struggle for superiority; combat.
  3. A competition.
verb
  1. To contend.
  2. To call into question; to oppose.
  3. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  4. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒn.tɛst/ kŏn'tĕst /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ En-us-contest.ogg kəntĕst' /kənˈtɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contest (verb).wav

Word forms

contest contests contesting contested

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”).

Synonyms

controversy debate discussion battle combat fight competition pageant compete contend go in for joust call into question oppose controvert

Antonyms

support

Derived words

contest competition contest shape no contest contestability contestable contestation contestee contestible recontest
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