contest

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for contest

contest 🔊 /kɑˈntɛst or kʌntɛˈst/

contest : කේවල් කරනවා

contest : තරඟ කරනවා

contest : විසංවාද කරනවා

contest : දබරය

contest : පොරය

contest : වාදය

contest : විසංවාදය

contest : දබර කරනවා

contest : විරුද්ධ වෙනවා

contest : හබය

contest : තරගය

contest : තරග කරනවා

contest : තරඟය

contest : සටන් කරනවා

contest : සටන

contest : වැරදි බව කියනවා

contest : වාද කරනවා

contest : පොරකනවා

contest : තරග වදිනවා

contest definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.
  2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.
  3. To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law; to controvert.

Intransitive verb. To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive; to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.

Noun.

  1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation.
  2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.; competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat; encounter.