| therefore | | |
| adv. | 1. hence, so, thence, therefore, thus | (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result.; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" |
| adv. | 2. consequently, therefore | as a consequence.; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" |
| argue | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. argue, reason | present reasons and arguments. |
| ~ re-argue | argue again.; "This politician will be forced into re-arguing an old national campaign" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ expostulate | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion. |
| ~ defend, fend for, support | argue or speak in defense of.; "She supported the motion to strike" |
| v. (communication) | 2. argue, contend, debate, fence | have an argument about something. |
| ~ stickle | dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points). |
| ~ spar | fight verbally.; "They were sparring all night" |
| ~ bicker, brabble, pettifog, squabble, niggle, quibble | argue over petty things.; "Let's not quibble over pennies" |
| ~ altercate, argufy, quarrel, dispute, scrap | have a disagreement over something.; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" |
| ~ oppose | be against; express opposition to.; "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| ~ disagree, take issue, differ, dissent | be of different opinions.; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" |
| ~ converse, discourse | carry on a conversation. |
| v. (communication) | 3. argue, indicate | give evidence of.; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| contend | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. contend, postulate | maintain or assert.; "He contended that Communism had no future" |
| ~ claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| v. (communication) | 2. contend, contest, repugn | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation.; "They contested the outcome of the race" |
| ~ oppose | be against; express opposition to.; "We oppose the ban on abortion" |
| ~ challenge, dispute, gainsay | take exception to.; "She challenged his claims" |
| v. (social) | 3. contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ extemporize, improvise | manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand.; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks" |
| ~ fend | try to manage without help.; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" |
| ~ hack, cut | be able to manage or manage successfully.; "I can't hack it anymore"; "she could not cut the long days in the office" |
| ~ rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | manage one's existence barely.; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary" |
| ~ cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| v. (competition) | 4. compete, contend, vie | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ try for, go for | make an attempt at achieving something.; "She tried for the Olympics" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| ~ run off | decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff. |
| ~ race, run | compete in a race.; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
| ~ rival | be the rival of, be in competition with.; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" |
| ~ emulate | compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with.; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" |
| ~ rival, equal, match, touch | be equal to in quality or ability.; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
| v. (competition) | 5. contend, fight, struggle | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ bear down | exert full strength.; "The pitcher bore down" |
| ~ fistfight | fight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight" |
| ~ join battle | engage in a conflict.; "The battle over health care reform was joined" |
| ~ tug | struggle in opposition.; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ get back, settle | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| ~ fight back | defend oneself. |
| ~ battle, combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" |
| ~ war | make or wage war. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
| ~ joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. |
| ~ chicken-fight, chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders. |
| ~ tourney | engage in a tourney. |
| ~ feud | carry out a feud.; "The two professors have been feuding for years" |
| ~ skirmish | engage in a skirmish. |
| ~ bandy | exchange blows. |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ tussle, scuffle | fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.; "the drunken men started to scuffle" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
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