contender
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Noun
[edit]contender (plural contenders)
- Someone who competes with one or more other people.
- Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
- 2016 January 1, David Hytner, The Guardian[1]:
- In April 2014, towards the end of Özil’s first season at Arsenal – which had been marked by highs and lows – Wenger predicted the German would be a contender for the player of the year awards in 2014‑15.
Translations
[edit]someone who competes
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin contendere.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧der
Verb
[edit]contender (first-person singular present contendo, first-person singular preterite contendi, past participle contendido)
- (intransitive) to contend (to strive in opposition)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of contender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin contendere.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]contender (first-person singular present contiendo, first-person singular preterite contendí, past participle contendido)
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of contender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “contender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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