Contends

What does CONTENDS mean?

Contends is a form of CONTEND.

1. verb

   maintain or assert

   “He contended that Communism had no future”

2. verb

   have an argument about something

3. verb

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   “They contested the outcome of the race”

4. verb

   succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

   “We got by on just a gallon of gas”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.