contest

noun (contest, contests); verb (contest, contests, contested — to argue against)

«contest» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A contest is a game, race or competition where people try to win, such as a spelling contest. tree →
To contest something is to argue that it is wrong or unfair. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a story setting with points, scores, prizes, entrants or places to compare (first, second, third); school: spelling contests, art contests, science fairs; everyday life: pie-eating contests at the fair; stories: who wins, being a good loser

Examples

Ten children entered the contest. tree →
She won $50 in the contest. tree →
In the pie-eating contest, Tom ate 4 pies and Ben ate 6. tree →
Each winner of the contest gets 3 books. tree →
Our class held a spelling contest. tree →
She came second in the drawing contest. tree →
The contest ends on Friday. tree →
It was a close contest. tree →
Now let us have a little contest. tree →

Note

A word of the story; the counts are people, points or prizes. Trap: comparing two scores in a contest usually asks for a difference. Noun said «CON-test»; verb said «con-TEST».

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «contest» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«contest» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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