contend against

contend against someone or something

to fight or compete against someone or something. Do we have to contend against all this criticism? Ed refuses to have to contend against Eric.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
TimothÉE	tee-mo-TE	French
Yevdokiya	yev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yah	Russian
Fridumar	-	Ancient Germanic
Basmath	BAS-math (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Filipa	fee-LEE-pah (Polish)	Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Rozalia	-	Polish, Romanian