verb (v)

• maintain or assert(verb.communication)

  Example:
  He contended that Communism had no future.
  

  Synonym:
  postulate
  

  source: wordnet30
• have an argument about something(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  argue, debate, fence
  

  source: wordnet30
• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  contest, repugn
  

  source: wordnet30
• come to terms with(verb.social)

  Synonym:
  cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage
  

  source: wordnet30
• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  compete, vie
  

  source: wordnet30
• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight(verb.competition)

  Example:
  Militant groups are contending for control of the country.
  

  Synonym:
  fight, struggle
  

  source: wordnet30
• To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To struggle for; to contest.(verb)

  source: webster1913