contender
/kontenˈdeɾ/ verb C2- to contend
- to contest
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- contender
- Gerund
- contendiendo
- Past participle
- contendido
- Present (yo)
- contiendo
- Preterite (yo)
- contendí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Que discretos contienden,
Genaro por mi falta de respeto; antes mostró alegrarse de contender con un discípulo.
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