contendis

Dictionary entries

• contendo, contendere, contendi, contentus:

  Verb · 3rd conjugation

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = stretch, draw tight, make taut; draw/bend (bow/catapult); tune; stretch out;; compete/contend (fight/law), dispute; compare/match/contrast; demand/press for;; strain/tense; make effort, strive for; speak seriously/passionately; assert;; hurl, shoot; direct; travel; extend; rush to, be in a hurry, hasten;

  Entry →

  sg. pres. act. ind. 2nd