contender
/kənˈtɛndə/
US pronunciation
American sound/kənˈtɛndə/
kənˈtɛndə
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- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
kən - ˈtɛndə -> contender
Myanmar meaning
(n) ပြိုင်ပွဲဝင်။ ပြိုင်ဘက်။ (n[pl]) စိန်ခေါ်သူများ
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၁။ ~ with/against sb/sth; ~ for sth ဖက်ပြိုင်သည်။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်သည်။ ရင်ဆိုင်သည်။ Several teams are contending for (ie trying to win) the prize. ❍ She's had a lot of problems to contend with. ❍ a struggle between contending (ie rival) groups.
၂။ (no passive) အခိုင်အမာပြောသည်။ ရဲရဲပြောသည်။
I would contend that unemployment is our most serious social evil.
❏ contender n ပြိုင်ပွဲဝင်။ ပြိုင်ဘက်။ the two contenders for the heavyweight title.
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compete, vie, challenge, run, put yourself forward, nominate yourself, affirm, allege, argue, assert, aver, avow, battle, blast, charge, claim, clash, come at, confront, contest, controvert, cope, cross, deal with, debate, declare, defend, dictate, dispute, emulate, encounter, enjoin, face, fight, fly in face of, gang up on, give all one's got, give one's all, go after, go at, go for, go for broke, go for it, go for jugular, grapple, have at, have bone to pick, hold, insist, jockey for position, jostle, jump on, justify, knock oneself out, lace into, lay into, let have it, light into, litigate, lock horns, lock horns with, maintain, make play for, meet, mix, mix it up, mix it up with, oppose, oppugn, prescribe, push, push for, put up argument, put up with, report, resist, rip, rival, say, scramble for, set to, shoot at, shoot for, skirmish, sock it to one, stand, state, stick it to, strive, struggle, take on, tangle with, tell, tug, urge, vindicate, warrant, withstand, zap
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