Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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discourse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contend | No | No | Yes | No |
discourse (noun) | contend (noun) |
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an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic | |
extended verbal expression in speech or writing | |
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) |
discourse (verb) | contend (verb) |
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talk at length and formally about a topic | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
carry on a conversation | have an argument about something |
to consider or examine in speech or writing | maintain or assert |
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | |
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | |
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |