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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contest \Con"test\, n.
     1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate;
        altercation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and
              brawling language.                    --I. Watts.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.;
        competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat;
        encounter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The late battle had, in effect, been a contest
              between one usurper and another.      --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It was fully expected that the contest there would
              be long and fierce.                   --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle;
          dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference;
          disagreement; strife.
  
     Usage: Contest, Conflict, Combat, Encounter. Contest
            is the broadest term, and had originally no reference
            to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal
            term signifying to call witnesses, and hence came to
            denote first a struggle in argument, and then a
            struggle for some common object between opposing
            parties, usually one of considerable duration, and
            implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes
            literally a close personal engagement, in which sense
            it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more
            commonly used in a figurative sense to denote
            strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict;
            conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws.
            An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually
            it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly
            coincident with conflict; as, an encounter of opposing
            hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as,
            ``this keen encounter of our wits.'' --Shak. Combat is
            commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used
            figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a
            struggle of feeling.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contest \Con*test"\, v. i.
     To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive;
     to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.
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           The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of
           contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
                                                    --Bp. Burnet.
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           Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest? --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to
     call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by
     calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a
     witness, testic witness. See Testify.]
     1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or
        emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to
        controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The people . . . contested not what was done.
                                                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty
              repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D.
                                                    Morell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to
        defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a
        suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law;
        to controvert.
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     To contest an election. (Polit.)
        (a) To strive to be elected.
        (b) To dispute the declared result of an election.
  
     Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue;
          contend.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contest \Con*test"\, v. i.
     To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive;
     to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.
  
           The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of
           contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.
                                                    --Bp. Burnet.
  
           Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest? --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contest \Con*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contested; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Contesting.] [F. contester, fr. L. contestari to
     call to witness, contestari litem to introduce a lawsuit by
     calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a
     witness, testic witness. See Testify.]
     1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or
        emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to
        controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
  
              The people . . . contested not what was done.
                                                    --Locke.
  
              Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty
              repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D.
                                                    Morell.
  
     2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to
        defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
  
     3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a
        suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law;
        to controvert.
  
     To contest an election. (Polit.)
        (a) To strive to be elected.
        (b) To dispute the declared result of an election.
  
     Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue;
          contend.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Contest \Con"test\, n.
     1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate;
        altercation.
  
              Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and
              brawling language.                    --I. Watts.
  
     2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.;
        competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat;
        encounter.
  
              The late battle had, in effect, been a contest
              between one usurper and another.      --Hallam.
  
              It was fully expected that the contest there would
              be long and fierce.                   --Macaulay.
  
     Syn: Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle;
          dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference;
          disagreement; strife.
  
     Usage: Contest, Conflict, Combat, Encounter. Contest
            is the broadest term, and had originally no reference
            to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal
            term signifying to call witnesses, and hence came to
            denote first a struggle in argument, and then a
            struggle for some common object between opposing
            parties, usually one of considerable duration, and
            implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes
            literally a close personal engagement, in which sense
            it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more
            commonly used in a figurative sense to denote
            strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict;
            conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws.
            An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually
            it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly
            coincident with conflict; as, an encounter of opposing
            hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as,
            ``this keen encounter of our wits.'' --Shak. Combat is
            commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used
            figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a
            struggle of feeling.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  contest
       n 1: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or
            more contestants [syn: competition]
       2: a struggle between rivals
       v : to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
           "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contend,
            repugn]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     Αγγλικά n.
     αντιπαράθεση
     Αγγλικά vb.
     διαγωνίζομαι, διεκδικώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) controversy; debate.
     2 (lb en uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat.
     3 (lb en countable) A competition.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To contend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To call into question; to oppose.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) controversy; debate.
     2 (lb en uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat.
     3 (lb en countable) A competition.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To contend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To call into question; to oppose.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) controversy; debate.
     2 (lb en uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat.
     3 (lb en countable) A competition.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To contend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To call into question; to oppose.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) controversy; debate.
     2 (lb en uncountable) struggle for superiority; combat.
     3 (lb en countable) A competition.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To contend.
     2 (lb en transitive) To call into question; to oppose.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     Englanti n.
     (''urheilu, ym'') kilpailu
     Englanti vb.
     1 ''~ for'' kilpailla jstk
     2 (yhteys oikeustiede k=en) kyseenalaistaa, kiistää; vastustaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  contest
     Engelska n.
     tävling
     Engelska vb.
     bestrida

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  contest /kˈɒntɛst/
  kompetisie, wedstryd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Contest /kˈɒntɛst/
  المسابقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contest //kənˈtɛst// //ˈkɑn.tɛst// //ˈkɒn.tɛst// 
  1. ко́нкурс, състеза́ние
  competition
  2. спор
  controversy

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  contest //kənˈtɛst// //ˈkɑn.tɛst// //ˈkɒn.tɛst// 
  1. състезавам се
  to contend
  2. оспорвам, споря
  to oppose