They competed against vs They contested with
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Please see the following sentences and tell me the difference in the meaning between them.
1) They competed against seven other teams.
2) They contested with another seven teams.
3) They competed against another seven teams.
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"contested with" doesn't say anything to me. It must be a turn of phrase that is not often used in comparison to other phrases like it. 1) is a competition involving seven other teams.
- "contested with" doesn't say anything to me.
- It must be a turn of phrase that is not often used in comparison to other phrases like it.
- 1) is a competition involving seven other teams.
- 3) is a second competition involving seven other teams after a first competition involving seven other teams.
- The second seven teams are different from the first seven teams.
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"contested with" doesn't say anything to me. It must be a turn of phrase that is not often used in comparison to other phrases like it.
1) is a competition involving seven other teams.
3) is a second competition involving seven other teams after a first competition involving seven other teams. The second seven teams are different from the first seven teams. At least, that's how I
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