contest
[ noun kon-test; verb kuhn-test ]
/ noun ˈkɒn tɛst; verb kənˈtɛst /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to dispute; contend; compete.
Origin of contest
SYNONYMS FOR contest
6
challenge.
OTHER WORDS FROM contest
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contest
contend contestWords nearby contest
Example sentences from the Web for contesting
British Dictionary definitions for contesting
contest
noun (ˈkɒntɛst)
a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win
a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests
verb (kənˈtɛst)
(tr)
to try to disprove; call in question
(when intr, foll by with or against)
to fight, dispute, or contend (with)
contest an election
Derived forms of contest
Word Origin for contest
C16: from Latin
contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from
testis witness