How to pronounce contend
Listen to contend in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“contend” in real sentences
834 clips in the index · 59 American · 399 British · 8 Australian · 4 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I would contend importance.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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you contend with things wisely?"
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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then had to contend with.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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broken trust to contend with.
The Atlantic · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of contend. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.