Contest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

a struggle between rivals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːnsɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒntɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒntɛst/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːnsɚ/.

Examples

They contested the outcome of the race

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contend repugn competition

Parts of Speech

noun	an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
noun	a struggle between rivals
verb	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation “They contested the outcome of the race”

Word Forms

contest	verb	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
contestable	adjective	capable of being contested
contest	noun	a struggle between rivals
contestation	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contestee	noun	a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested
contester	noun	someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
contention	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
repugnance	noun	the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wettbewerb

eine Gelegenheit, bei der ein Gewinner aus zwei oder mehr Teilnehmern ausgewählt wird

🇫🇷French

concours

une occasion au cours de laquelle un gagnant est sélectionné parmi deux ou plusieurs candidats

🇪🇸Spanish

concurso

Ocasión en la que se selecciona un ganador entre dos o más concursantes.

🇮🇹Italian

concorso

un'occasione in cui un vincitore viene selezionato tra due o più concorrenti

🇳🇱Dutch

wedstrijd

een gelegenheid waarbij een winnaar wordt gekozen uit twee of meer deelnemers

🇵🇹Portuguese

contestar

uma ocasião em que um vencedor é selecionado entre dois ou mais concorrentes

🇷🇺Russian

конкурс

случай, когда победитель выбирается из числа двух или более участников

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतियोगिता

एक अवसर जब दो या दो से अधिक प्रतियोगियों में से एक विजेता का चयन किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা

একটি উপলক্ষ যেখানে দুই বা ততোধিক প্রতিযোগীর মধ্য থেকে একজন বিজয়ী নির্বাচন করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்டி

இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட போட்டியாளர்களில் இருந்து ஒரு வெற்றியாளர் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోటీ

ఇద్దరు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ మంది పోటీదారుల నుండి విజేత ఎంపిక చేయబడిన సందర్భం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पर्धा

एक प्रसंग ज्यावर दोन किंवा अधिक स्पर्धकांमधून विजेता निवडला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હરીફાઈ

એક પ્રસંગ કે જેના પર બે અથવા વધુ સ્પર્ધકોમાંથી વિજેતાની પસંદગી કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆ

ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಜೇತರನ್ನು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മത്സരം

രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ മത്സരാർത്ഥികളിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു വിജയിയെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദർഭം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਮੌਕਾ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਯੋਗੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜੇਤੂ ਚੁਣਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ

ایک موقع جس پر دو یا دو سے زیادہ مقابلہ کرنے والوں میں سے ایک فاتح کا انتخاب کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竞赛

从两名或两名以上参赛者中选出获胜者的场合

🇯🇵Japanese

コンテスト

2人以上の出場者の中から勝者が選ばれる機会

🇰🇷Korean

경쟁

2명 이상의 참가자 중에서 우승자를 선택하는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuộc thi

một dịp trong đó người chiến thắng được chọn trong số hai hoặc nhiều thí sinh

🇹🇭Thai

การประกวด

โอกาสที่ผู้ชนะจะถูกเลือกจากผู้เข้าแข่งขันตั้งแต่สองคนขึ้นไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kontes

suatu kesempatan di mana pemenang dipilih dari dua atau lebih kontestan

🇵🇭Filipino

paligsahan

isang okasyon kung saan pinipili ang isang nanalo mula sa dalawa o higit pang mga kalahok

🇲🇾Malay

pertandingan

acara di mana pemenang dipilih daripada dua atau lebih peserta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منافسة

مناسبة يتم فيها اختيار الفائز من بين اثنين أو أكثر من المتسابقين

🇮🇷Persian

مسابقه

موقعیتی که در آن یک برنده از بین دو یا چند شرکت کننده انتخاب می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yarışma

kazananın iki veya daha fazla yarışmacı arasından seçildiği bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

תחרות

אירוע בו נבחר הזוכה מבין שני מתמודדים או יותר

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The primary meaning of 'contest' is 'an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants'.

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Using 'contest' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'contest' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'contest' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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