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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to contend with someone

Hello,
Can we use "contend" in: "The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors to contend with"?

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Gene93 Can we use "contend" in: "The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors to contend with"? You could, but it's redundant; the word 'competitor' implies contention. The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors/competition.

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 Can we use "contend" in: "The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors to contend with"?
  • You could, but it's redundant; the word 'competitor' implies contention.
  • The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors/competition.
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Gene93Can we use "contend" in: "The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors to contend with"?
You could, but it's redundant; the word 'competitor' implies contention.

The big city offered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors/competition.
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Isn't "contend" a little stronger than "compete"? Some dictionaries define it as "to deal with something/someone unpleasant". This is only a suggestion.
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Gene93sn't "contend" a little stronger than "compete"?
I don't think so; they are just used in different contexts.
Gene93Some dictionaries define it as "to deal with something/someone unpleasant".
Competition is pleasant?
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I don't think competition's good, but the dictionary gave me the idea that "contention" is worse. Emotion: smile In order to avoid repetition, ca
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Gene93"The big city offered great opportunities but there were also a lot of competitors"?
That's what I offered you.
Gene93ffered great opportunities but also a lot of competitors" could sound odd.
Not to me.
Gene93 How could a city offer competitors?
That's what your original sentence sa
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Mister MicawberThat's what your original sentence says, too.
Yes, I know. That's why I decided to alter it a little. Something made me think it sounded very foreign. "...but there were also a lot of competitors" sounds better to me.
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