lose vs contend

lose and contend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lose	No	No	Yes	No
contend	No	No	Yes	No

lose (verb)	contend (verb)
be set at a disadvantage	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
withdraw, as from reality	have an argument about something
fail to win	maintain or assert
suffer the loss of a person through death or removal	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
allow to go out of sight or mind	be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind	succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
fail to get or obtain
miss from one's possessions; lose sight of
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit