how to pronounce contend

/kənˈtɛnd/

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contend is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of contend in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… we'll have to contend with 25% less …”

meaning of contend

Contend means to struggle or fight for something.

contend frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word contend occurs in english on average 4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics contend can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that contend can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;