engage vs contend
contend vs engageengage and contend both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| engage | No | No | Yes | No |
| contend | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
contend is a hypernym of
engage; that is, contend is a
word with a broader meaning than engage:
- engage: carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
- contend: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
| engage (verb) | contend (verb) |
|---|---|
| get caught | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
| consume all of one's attention or time | have an argument about something |
| give to in marriage | maintain or assert |
| keep engaged | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
| engage for service under a term of contract | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight |
| hire for work or assistance | succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |
| ask to represent; of legal counsel | |
| engage or hire for work | |
| carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | |
| carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) |
Words related to "engage"
- absorb
- acquire
- act
- affiance
- betroth
- charter
- close
- commit
- consume
- contend
- contract
- disengage
- displace
- employ
- engage
- engagement
- engross
- enlist
- farm out
- featherbed
- fight
- fill
- flip
- get
- hire
- interest
- involve
- job
- lease
- lock
- mesh
- move
- occupy
- offer
- operate
- plight
- politick
- practice
- procure
- prosecute
- provide
- pursue
- put up
- rat
- recruit
- rent
- ride
- rivet
- secure
- ship
- sign
- sign on
- sign up
- struggle
- subcontract
- switch
- take
- throw
- touch
- vow
- wage
Words related to "contend"
- act
- altercate
- argue
- argufy
- assail
- attack
- bandy
- battle
- bear down
- bicker
- box
- brabble
- catch
- catch up with
- challenge
- chicken-fight
- chickenfight
- claim
- combat
- compete
- contend
- contender
- contention
- contest
- converse
- cope
- cut
- deal
- debate
- defend
- differ
- disagree
- discourse
- dispute
- dissent
- duel
- emulate
- encounter
- engage
- equal
- extemporize
- fence
- fend
- feud
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- fistfight
- gainsay
- get back
- get by
- go for
- grapple
- hack
- improvise
- join battle
- joust
- keep up
- lead
- lose
- make do
- make out
- manage
- match
- meet
- move
- niggle
- oppose
- overtake
- pettifog
- play
- postulate
- quarrel
- quibble
- race
- rack up
- repugn
- rival
- rub along
- run
- run off
- score
- scrap
- scrape along
- scrape by
- scratch along
- scuffle
- settle
- skirmish
- spar
- squabble
- squeak by
- squeeze by
- stickle
- struggle
- take issue
- take on
- tally
- top
- touch
- tourney
- try for
- tug
- tussle
- vie
- wage
- war
- win
- wrestle
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