challenge
Definitions
- A confrontation; a dare. An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something
- A confrontation; a dare.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not
- A bid to overcome something.
- A bid to overcome something
- An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- An attempt to take possession; a tackle
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- A procedure or action.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
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An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot. US
- The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
Conjugation
Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of challenge.
Equivalents
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Беларускаявыклік
Cymraegher
Danskudfordring
فارسیچالش
Gaeilgedúshlán
Gàidhligdùbhlan
עבריתאתגר
Magyardacolkétségbe vonkifogáskifogásolkihívkihívásmegkérdőjelezmegtámadpróbatételszereléstiltakozikvisszautasítvitát
Íslenskaáskorun
ქართულიგამოწვევა
ភាសាខ្មែរឧបសគ្គ
Lietuviųiššūkis
Latviešuizaicinājums
Македонскипредизвик
Монголтөвөгтэй асуудал
Shqipnxit
தமிழ்சவால்
Examples
“Congratulations on managing to use⟳ the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work⟳ of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set⟳ a challenge⟳ by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?”
“a challenge⟳ to the king's authority”
“For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add⟳ the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge⟳ to reach⟳ the Champions League places.”
“Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.”
“The somewhat-shattered San Francisco also managed to make⟳ it out, although not before she'd come⟳ within seconds of being blown out of the water by Helena, as the two had lost contact⟳ in the dark and the flagship had loomed back out of the murk with no one and nothing available to answer⟳ the light⟳ cruiser's challenge⟳ - the radio, the whistle, the signal lights, the flags, et cetera, had all been destroyed. Luckily, one of the few surviving signalmen found a small handheld signal light⟳ and managed to blink out the ship's hull number⟳.”
“Consanguinity in direct⟳ line is a challenge⟳ for a judge⟳ when he or she is sitting cases.”
“We're still waiting to hear⟳ how the court rules on our challenge⟳ of the arbitrator based on conflict of interest⟳.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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