Contended vs Posed - What's the difference?
contended | posed |
(contend)
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to strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
* Bible, Deuteronomy ii. 9
* Shakespeare
to struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
* Dryden
to strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
* John Locke
* Dr H. More
(pose)
(obsolete) firm; determined; fixed
possession, ownership
property (piece of real estate)
As verbs the difference between contended and posed
is that contended is (contend) while posed is (pose).As an adjective posed is
(obsolete) firm; determined; fixed.contended
English
Verb
(head)contend
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.
- For never two such kingdoms did contend without much fall of blood.
- You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
- The question which our author would contend for.
- Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial.