Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - contest
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Contest
contest
(contested) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win. Few contests in the recent history of British boxing have been as thrilling. ...a writing contest. N-COUNT see also beauty contest 2. A contest is a struggle to win power or control. The state election due in November will be the last such ballot before next year’s presidential contest... ...a clear contest between church and state. N-COUNT 3. If someone contests an election or competition, they take part in it and try to win it. (mainly BRIT) He quickly won his party’s nomination to contest the elections. ...a closely contested regional flower show. VERB: V n, V-ed 4. If you contest a statement or decision, you object to it formally because you think it is wrong or unreasonable. Your former employer has to reply within 14 days in order to contest the case... Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue. = dispute VERB: V n, V-ed
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I. verb Etymology: Middle French ~er, from Latin ~ari (litem) to bring an action at law, from ~ari to call to witness, from com- + testis witness — more at testament Date: 1603 intransitive verb strive, vie transitive verb to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; especially dispute, challenge • ~able adjective • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1630 1. a struggle for superiority or victory ; competition 2. a competition in which each ~ant performs without direct contact with or interference from his competitors ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a process of contending; a competition. 2 a dispute; a controversy. --v.tr. 1 challenge or dispute (a decision etc.). 2 debate (a point, statement, etc.). 3 contend or compete for (a prize, parliamentary seat, etc.); compete in (an election). Derivatives contestable adj. contester n. Etymology: L contestari (as COM-, testis witness) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. сущ. соперничество, соревнование - contest a claim - contest a will - contest liability Syn: dispute, controversy 2. гл. 1) оспаривать 2) соревноваться, соперничать - contest a person's rights CONTEST 1) оспаривание; оспаривать 2) спор; спорить – to contest a claim – to contest a patent right – contest of patent – priority contest – protracted patent litigation contest ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. столкновение, борьба; спор the contest of France and England for North Americf —- борьба между Францией и Англией из-за Северной Америки 2. соревнование, состязание international contest —- международное соревнование contest weight —- вес (боксера) перед состязанием 3. конкурс musical contest —- музыкальный конкурс 4. оспаривать; опротестовывать; отвергать to contest a point —- оспаривать пункт to contest a judge's decision —- опротестовать решение судьи the lawyer contested the claim —- юрист отверг эту претензию 5. ставить под вопрос правильность (чего-л.) to contest an election —- ставить под вопрос законнность выборов 6. спорить, бороться to contest every inch of ground —- бороться за каждую пядь земли 7. бороться (с другим кндидатом) за место в парламенте 8. сореноваться, участвовать в соревновании; соперничать to contest a match —- участвовать в матче ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) спор 2) соперничество 3) соревнование; состязание; конкурс 2. v. 1) оспаривать, опровергать 2) спорить, бороться (with); выступать против (against) Jim had to contest against/with the worlds best runners in the Games. We try to make the trains run on time, but we cant contest with bad weather. 3) отстаивать to contest every inch of ground - бороться за каждую пядь земли 4) добиваться (премии, места в парламенте и т.п.); участвовать, конкурировать (в выборах о кандидатах) ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n 1 a competition (a beauty contest) 2 a struggle to win control or power (the contest for leadership of the party) 3 no contest used to mean that you will easily be the best or win the contest ~2 v 1 to say formally that you do not accept something or do not agree with it (His brothers are contesting the will.) 2 to compete for something or try to win it (contesting a seat on the council) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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