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Meaning of in contention | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Contending for a title or championship.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention.

Examples

“But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

in contrast in control in countenance in course in court in crowd

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