contest

== English == === Etymology === From French contester, from Old French, from Latin contestor (“to call to witness”). === Pronunciation === Noun (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.tɛst/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɔntɛst/ (US) enPR: kŏn'tĕst, IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.tɛst/ Rhymes: -ɒntɛst Verb (UK, US) enPR: kəntĕst', IPA(key): /kənˈtɛst/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /kənˈtɛst/ Rhymes: -ɛst === Noun === contest (countable and uncountable, plural contests) (uncountable) Controversy; debate. Synonyms: controversy, debate, discussion (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat. Synonyms: battle, combat, fight (countable) A competition. Synonyms: competition, pageant ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === contest (third-person singular simple present contests, present participle contesting, simple past and past participle contested) (intransitive) To contend. Synonyms: compete, contend, go in for, joust 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth As for the difficulty or obscurity of an argument, that does but add to the pleasure.of contesting with it when there are hopes of victory (transitive) To call into question; to oppose. Synonyms: call into question, oppose Antonym: support (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law. Synonym: controvert ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Consett, Cottens