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Competing vs Contending - What's the difference?

competing | contending | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between competing and contending

is that competing is present participle of lang=en while contending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective competing

is being in the state of competition (often unintentionally.

As a noun contending is

contention.

competing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • being in the state of competition (often unintentionally)

    • Verb

    (head)

    • contending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • contention
  • *
    • in the midst of some contendings in the Church, about the government of his house