English Dictionary
Definition of “challenge”
challenge (ˈtʃælɪndʒ
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest)
- (also intr) to call (something) into question; dispute
- to make demands on; stimulate ⇒
the job challenges his ingenuity
- to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password
- law to make formal objection to (a juror or jury)
- to lay claim to (attention, etc)
- (intr) hunting (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry
- to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the disease
noun
- a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest
- a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc
- a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password
- US an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid
- law a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury (challenge to the polls) or to the whole body of jurors (challenge to the array)
Alternative Forms
ˈchallengeable adjective ˈchallenger noun Word Origin
C13: from Old French chalenge, from Latin calumniacalumny
Translations
- British English:
challenge
A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.The new government's first challenge is the economy.ˈtʃælɪndʒ NOUN The new government's first challenge is the economy.
- Spanish:
desafío
nm
- French:
défi
nm
- German:
Herausforderung
nf
- Chinese: 挑战 n
- Arabic: تـَحَدٍّ n
- Portuguese: desafio nm
- Russian: вызов nm
- Croatian: izazov nm
- Czech: náročný úkol nm
- Danish: udfordring nutr
- Dutch: uitdaging nf
- Finnish: haaste n
- Greek: πρόκληση nf
- Italian: sfida nf
- Japanese: 挑戦 n
- Korean: 도전 n
- Norwegian: utfordring nm
- Polish: wyzwanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: desafio nm
- European Spanish:
desafío
nm
- Swedish: utmaning nutr
- Thai: การท้าทาย n
- Turkish: zorluk n
- Vietnamese: sự thách thức n
- British English:
challenge
If you challenge ideas or people, you question their truth, value, or authority.Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.ˈtʃælɪndʒ VERB Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.
- Spanish:
desafiar
v
- French: lancer un défi v
- German:
herausfordern
v
- Chinese: 挑战 v
- Arabic: يَتَحَدَّى v
- Portuguese: desafiar v
- Russian: оспаривать v
- Croatian: izazvati v
- Czech: vyzvat v vyzývat
- Danish: udfordre v
- Dutch: uitdagen v
- Finnish: haastaa v
- Greek: προκαλώ v
- Italian: sfidare v
- Japanese: 挑戦する v
- Korean: 도전하다 v
- Norwegian: utfordre v
- Polish: wyzwać v wyzywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: desafiar v
- European Spanish:
desafiar
v
- Swedish: utmana v
- Thai: ท้าทาย v
- Turkish: meydan okumak v
- Vietnamese: thách thức v
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