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How to pronounce “contest

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Pronunciation guide for contest

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of contest with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Exposed: The Life of a Pro PhotographerAnd there's a contest held every year.
Definition summary
(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce contest

Exposed: The Life of a Pro Photographer

And there's a contest held every year.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “contest

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (uncountable) Controversy; debate.
  • (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
  • (countable) A competition.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive) To contend.
  • (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
  • (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.

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