Meaning
To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”), from com- (“together”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.
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