Hyphenation of contends

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word contends? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

con-tends

Definitions of contends:

1.	Maintain or assert He contended that Communism had no future
2.	Have an argument about something
3.	To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation They contested the outcome of the race
4.	Come to terms with We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
5.	Compete for something Engage in a contest Measure oneself against others
6.	Be engaged in a fight Carry on a fight The tribesmen fought each other Siblings are always fighting Militant groups are contending for control of the country

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.