Meaning

A confrontation; a dare..

Definitions by Sense

1. A confrontation; a dare.
2. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
3. (law) A procedure or action.
4. (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
5. (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
6. (transitive) To dare (someone).
7. (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
8. To call something into question or dispute.

Example Sentences

We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.

By this I challenge him to single fight.

[...] For I challenge any Man to make any pretence to Power by Right of Fatherhood, either intelligible or poſſible in any one, otherwiſe, then either as Adams heir, or as Progenitor over his own deſcendants, naturally ſprung from him.

to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation

In the April 2020 Roade fatality, the worker who died "was reputedly in the habit of walking on the line when he didn't need to". Tragically, no one challenged him about it.

New information challenged old hypotheses.

Before moving onto the content of Hobson-Jobson, an explication of the publication history is necessary since this has clearly challenged many commentators.

Challenge better terms.

Word Forms

• challenges
• challenging
• challenged

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Use challenge when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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