争う
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Meanings
- to compete, to contest, to contend
- to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose
- to deny (e.g. evidence)
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Example sentences
Two countries are disputing over territory.
They contested the inheritance rights in court.
I told the siblings not to fight over the toy.
The two athletes competing for first place are rivals with each other.
Both lawyers were fiercely disputing the credibility of the evidence.
Related words
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
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More N2 words
to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground
View detailstop and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)
View detailsto prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)
View detailsto peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
View detailsto step aside, to move (out of the way), to make way; to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
View detailstime, years, days, (one's) life; the Moon and the Sun
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