To contend with
Dear all,
Could you please help me with understanding of phrase "to contend with". All resources and dictionaries suggest it means "to sturggle with" or "to deal with (problems)".
Well, equivalence is good explained, but not the difference. So my question is about the difference - why we tend to use "to contend with" rather than "to struggle with" in some cases or, on the contrary, "to struggle with" instead of "to contend with" in others? What is the difference between these two phrases?
Thank you.
Top answer
To contend with something or someone is often used to mean to put up with it or him by coping or compensating. To contend with someone can literally mean to fight or compete with them, but you will only see that in relatively high-register writing. You can struggle with someone, but usually only physically.
- To contend with something or someone is often used to mean to put up with it or him by coping or compensating.
- To contend with someone can literally mean to fight or compete with them, but you will only see that in relatively high-register writing.
- You can struggle with someone, but usually only physically.
- You use that when a fight involves only grappling.
- To struggle with something is to have difficulty with it.
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To contend with something or someone is often used to mean to put up with it or him by coping or compensating. To contend with someone can literally mean to fight or compete with them, but you will only see that in relatively high-register writing.
You can struggle with someone, but usually only physically. You use that when a fight involves only grappling. To struggle with something is
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