Usually means: Asserts or argues a position.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. contends: Merriam-Webster
  2. contends: Collins English Dictionary
  3. contends: Vocabulary.com
  4. Contends, contends: Wordnik
  5. contends: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. contends: Wiktionary
  7. contends: Dictionary.com
  8. contends: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. contends: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. contends: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. contends: Idioms

(Note: See contend as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (contend)

verb:  (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
verb:  (intransitive) To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
verb:  (intransitive) To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
verb:  (intransitive) To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
verb:  contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
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