CONTENDO, contendo
Sounds Like: kon-TEN-doh
Translations: I strive, I contend, I struggle, I hasten, I march, I compare, I assert, I maintain, to strive, to contend, to struggle, to hasten, to march, to compare, to assert, to maintain
From the root: CONTENDO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: CONTENDO is a Latin verb with a broad range of meanings, primarily revolving around effort, movement, and assertion. It can mean 'to strive' or 'to contend' in a competitive sense, 'to struggle' against an obstacle, or 'to hasten' or 'to march' when referring to movement. In a more intellectual context, it can mean 'to compare' or 'to assert' and 'to maintain' a point of view. Its meaning often depends on the context and the accompanying prepositions.
Inflection: First person singular, Present Active Indicative; or Present Active Infinitive; or Second person singular, Present Active Imperative
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CONTENDO.
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- CONTENDITIS — you contend, you strive, you struggle, you dispute, you fight
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