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contest
UK
/ˈkɒntɛst/
US
/ˈkɑːnˌtɛst/
Translations
contests
pl
UK
/ˈkɒntɛst/
US
/ˈkɑːnˌtɛst/
(homograph)
She won first place in the singing contest.
Она заняла первое место в песенном конкурсе.
The chess contest attracted many participants.
Шахматный турнир привлёк много участников.
The contest was held in the city park.
Соревнование проводилось в городском парке.
Additional translations
contested
Past Simple
contested
Past Participle
contesting
Gerund
UK
/kənˈtest/
US
/kənˈtest/
(homograph)
The athletes will contest for the gold medal.
Спортсмены будут соревноваться за золотую медаль.
She decided to contest the will in court.
Она решила оспаривать завещание в суде.
Additional translations
UK
/ˈkɒn.tɛst/
US
/ˈkɑːn.tɛst/
Used attributively to modify a noun, indicating relation to a competition (e.g., contest rules, contest entry).
Definitions
The school held a spelling contest to determine the best speller in each grade.
The election results led to a legal contest over the validity of the votes.
The candidate decided to contest the election results due to alleged irregularities.
Several teams will contest the championship title this year.
Contest rules require all photographs to be original.