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争う

compete, vie, fight, struggle, dispute

争 compete, vie + う Volitional
verb · present Rare #31,007
compete, vie To compete with someone for a prize, position, or goal.
JA: 二つのチームは優勝を争う。
EN: The two teams compete for the championship.
fight, struggle To fight or struggle against someone or something.
JA: 彼らは自由を求めて争う。
EN: They fight for freedom.
dispute, contest To dispute or contest a claim, decision, or point.
JA: 彼はその判決を争う。
EN: He contests that verdict.
Conjugation of 争う
Present
争う

一刻を争うのだ

Every second counts.

— ロード・オブ・ザ・リング／王の帰還 (2003)

中国人同士が争うのはよそう

Let’s not have Chinese people fighting among themselves.

— さらば、わが愛／覇王別姫 (1993)

私は争うためにここにいるのではありません。

I’m not here to fight.

争う気はない

I’m not looking for a fight.

— プラットフォーム (2019)

一刻を争う事態だと言ってな

I told you it was a race against time.

— AKIRA (1988)

（部屋から聞こえる争う声）

(The sound of an argument coming from the room)

— 万引き家族 (2018)