Contend
Contend verb - To engage in a contest.
Watch
Watch verb - To keep one's eyes on.
Common collocations
| time | contend time | watch time |
Both words in one sentence
- Step back and watch the subjects and observe how they contend with it.
Source: Blog / Anomalous Data -
As well as an ongoing war with each other, the two factions must contend with evil Balaur, a race created to protect and watch over the world, but now...not so much.
Source: Video Game / Aion
Cite this Source
Watch and Contend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/watch
Contend & Watch. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/watch>.
Watch or Contend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contend/watch.
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