Verb
1. maintain or assert;
"He contended that Communism had no future"2. have an argument about something
3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race"4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
5. come to terms or deal successfully with;
"We got by on just a gallon of gas""They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"