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infrage stellen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  • impugn verb To assault, attack.
  • moot adj Open to debate; not settled, or (especially in American English) no longer having any practical importance.
  • question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.

Senses

infrage stellen is used for these senses in English:

  • contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
  • moot To bring up as a subject for debate.
  • question (transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

contest — full definition

  1. noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  2. verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.

impugn — full definition

  1. verb To assault, attack.
  2. verb To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.

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