try for vs contend

try for and contend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
try for	No	No	Yes	No
contend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, contend is a hypernym of try for; that is, contend is a word with a broader meaning than try for:

try for: make an attempt at achieving something
contend: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Other hypernyms of try for include compete, vie.

try for (verb)	contend (verb)
make an attempt at achieving something	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
	have an argument about something
	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