āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
challenge
/tâĘËÃĻlÉĒndâĘ/
to challenge
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§
to invite someone to compete or strongly suggest they should do something, often to test their abilities or encourage action
Transitive: to challenge sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach challenges the team to improve their performance in the next game.
āĻā§āĻ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to object to the legality or acceptability of something
Transitive: to challenge acceptability of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company challenged the new regulations imposed by the government.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They decided to challenge the outdated regulations, pushing for reform.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to ask someone to prove their identity, often to verify they are allowed to enter or pass
Transitive: to challenge sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was challenged by security and asked to present his identification.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Challenge
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āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ
a difficult and new task that puts one's skill, ability, and determination to the test
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The math competition presented a real challenge for the students.
āĻāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
an invitation or call to engage in a contest, competition, or fight
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The duel began after a formal challenge was accepted.
03
the act of questioning, disputing, or demanding justification for a statement or claim
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His theory met with challenge from other experts.
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a formal objection raised to prevent a specific person from serving as a juror
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Each side may exercise a challenge during jury selection.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
challenged
challenger
challenging
challenge
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
