Challenge: meaning, definitions and examples

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challenge

 

[ หˆtสƒalษชndส’ ]

Noun / Verb
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Noun

test

a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength.

Synonyms

competition, contest, duel

Examples of usage

  • he accepted the challenge
  • a boxing challenge
Context #2 | Verb

test

invite (someone) to engage in a contest.

Examples of usage

  • I challenge you to a game of chess
  • she challenged him to a race

Translations

Translations of the word "challenge" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desafio

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคšเฅเคจเฅŒเคคเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Herausforderung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tantangan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฒะธะบะปะธะบ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wyzwanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆŒ‘ๆˆฆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉfi

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ desafรญo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท meydan okuma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋„์ „

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุญุฏูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vรฝzva

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vรฝzva

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆŒ‘ๆˆ˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ izziv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รกskorun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัั‹ะฝะฐา›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ›แƒแƒฌแƒ•แƒ”แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ รงaฤŸฤฑrฤฑลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ desafรญo

Etymology

The word 'challenge' originated from the Old French word 'chalenge', which came from the Latin word 'calumnia', meaning 'false accusation, trickery'. Over time, the meaning evolved to its current form, representing a call to compete or engage in a contest.

See also: challenged, challenger, challengers, challenges, challenging, challengingly, unchallengeable, unchallenged.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #2,205, this word belongs to solid intermediate vocabulary. It's frequently used in both casual and formal contexts and is worth learning for better fluency.