contest
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːntest/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒntest/
noun
B2
a competition where people try to win
She won first prize in the singing contest.
B2
a fight for control or power
The election contest was very close between the two candidates.
verb
B2
to compete in a contest to win
Many athletes will contest in the Olympic games.
B2
to say something is wrong and argue against it
He decided to contest the judge's decision in court.
translation
a competition where people try to win; a fight for control or power
to compete in a contest to win; to say something is wrong and argue against it
Word Forms
Plural
contests
Progressive
contesting
Past
contested
Perfect
contested
3rd Present
contests