ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən kənˈtɛnd ˈkɒn.tɛst ˈkɑn.tɛst kənˈtɛst ˈkɒn.tɛst ˈkɑn.tɛst kənˈtɛst to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation They contested the outcome of the race a struggle between rivals an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants