Contend and Consider

Contend

Contend verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: contended that the senator's considerable experience made him the best candidate

Consider and contend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Consider" instead a verb "Contend".

Consider

Consider verb - To think of in a particular way.

Contend and consider are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Consider".

Common collocations

character contend character consider character
power contend power consider power
time contend time consider time
fact contend fact consider fact
Other words: characters.
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