contend

verb

1. 1

   maintain or assert

   He contended that Communism had no future

2. 2

   have an argument about something

3. 3

   to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

   They contested the outcome of the race

4. 4

   compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

5. 5

   be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

   the tribesmen fought each other

   Siblings are always fighting

6. 6

   come to terms with

   We got by on just a gallon of gas

   They made do on half a loaf of bread every day