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
Tabassum	-	Arabic
Tanya	TAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English)	Russian, English
Anke	AHN-kə	Low German, Dutch
Alexa
GertrŪDa	-	Lithuanian
Luigino	-	Italian