Information about the word dispute (English → Esperanto: kontesti)

Synonyms: challenge, question, contest, protest, controvert

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈspjuːt
Hyphenationdis·pute
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑐𐑿𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐹𐐮𐐭𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) dispute(I) disputed
(thou) disputest(thou) disputedst
(he) disputes, disputeth(he) disputed
(we) dispute(we) disputed
(you) dispute(you) disputed
(they) dispute(they) disputed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) dispute (I) disputed
(thou) dispute(thou) disputed
(he) dispute(he) disputed
(we) dispute(we) disputed
(you) dispute(you) disputed
(they) dispute(they) disputed
Imperative mood
dispute
Participles
Present participlePast participle
disputingdisputed

Usage samples

The Chinese embassy in Lusaka disputes the scale of the damage and told the BBC it welcomed the establishment of an independent investigation into the incident.

Translations

Catalanimpugnar; objectar
Dutchbestrijden; betwisten
Esperantokontesti; pridisputi
Faeroesemótmæla
Frenchcontester; disputer
Germanbestreiten
Italiandisputare
Spanishcontradecir; discutir; objetar