Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 427.contendō on page 427
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contendere to strive
contendere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to strive.
Definitions for contendere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to strive, struggle, contend, hasten
English derivatives:
contender contentious
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To draw tight, make taut, stretch; to draw or bend (a bow, catapult, etc.); to tune (a stringed instrument) by stretching. (b) to lay out, extend, stretch out.
- 2
To throw vigorously, hurl, shoot.
- 3
To exert, strain, tense (one's body, one's physical or mental powers).
- 4
To make an effort, strive, exert oneself; (rhet.) to speak seriously or passionately.
- 5
To go quickly, hasten, press forward. (b) (fig.). (c) (w. cursum, iter) to direct (one's course or way). (d) (transf.) to pass (into a new form, etc.). (e) (topog.) to extend.
Sentences with contendere
Latin to English
Contra verbosos noli contendere verbis: sermo datur cunctis, animi sapienta paucis.Compare Do not fight verbosity with words: speech is given to all, intelligence to few.
Etiamsi multus ego cum contendo, tamen omnis facile supero.Compare Even though many shall contend with me, yet I shall easily surpass them all.
Conjugation table for contendere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| contendō contendis contendit contendimus contenditis contendunt | contendēbam contendēbās contendēbat contendēbāmus contendēbātis contendēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| contendī contendistī contendit contendimus contendistis contendērunt / contendēre | contenderam contenderās contenderat contenderāmus contenderātis contenderant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| contendam contendēs contendet contendēmus contendētis contendent | contenderō contenderis contenderit contenderimus contenderitis contenderint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| contendam contendās contendat contendāmus contendātis contendant | contenderem contenderēs contenderet contenderēmus contenderētis contenderent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| contenderim contenderis contenderit contenderimus contenderitis contenderint | contendissem contendissēs contendisset contendissēmus contendissētis contendissent |
Infinitive present contendere Infinitive perfect contendisse Infinitive future contentūrum esse | Imperative present contende contendite Imperative future contenditō contenditō contenditōte contenduntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| contendor contenderis contenditur contendimur contendiminī contenduntur | contendēbar contendēbāris / contendēbāre contendēbātur contendēbāmur contendēbāminī contendēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| contentus sum contentus es contentus est contentī sumus contentī estis contentī sunt | contentus eram contentus erās contentus erat contentī erāmus contentī erātis contentī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| contendar contendēris / contendēre contendētur contendēmur contendēminī contendentur | contentus erō contentus eris contentus erit contentī erimus contentī eritis contentī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| contendar contendāris / contendāre contendātur contendāmur contendāminī contendantur | contenderer contenderēris / contenderēre contenderētur contenderēmur contenderēminī contenderentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| contentus sim contentus sīs contentus sit contentī sīmus contentī sītis contentī sint | contentus essem contentus essēs contentus esset contentī essēmus contentī essētis contentī essent |
Infinitive present contendī Infinitive perfect contentum esse Infinitive future contentum īrī | Imperative present contendere contendiminī Imperative future contenditor contenditor - contenduntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | contendēns | contendentēs |
| Gen. | contendentis | contendentium |
| Dat. | contendentī | contendentibus |
| Acc. | contendentem | contendentēs |
| Abl. | contendente | contendentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | contentūrus | contentūrī |
| Gen. | contentūrī | contentūrōrum |
| Dat. | contentūrō | contentūrīs |
| Acc. | contentūrum | contentūrōs |
| Abl. | contentūrō | contentūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | contentus | contentī |
| Gen. | contentī | contentōrum |
| Dat. | contentō | contentīs |
| Acc. | contentum | contentōs |
| Abl. | contentō | contentīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | contendendus | contendendī |
| Gen. | contendendī | contendendōrum |
| Dat. | contendendō | contendendīs |
| Acc. | contendendum | contendendōs |
| Abl. | contendendō | contendendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | contendere | contentum |
| Gen. | contendendī | contentū |
| Dat. | contendendō | |
| Acc. | contendendum | |
| Abl. | contendendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 197.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 427.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 125.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "contendō, contendere, contendī, contentum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 31, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/contendo-contendere-contendi-contentum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 197.contendō, contendere, contendī, contentum on page 197
