English Dictionary

challenge

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/

動詞

他動詞 廃用 アメリカ英語 カナダ英語

(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition. / (transitive) To dare (someone). / (transitive) To dispute (something). / To call something into question or dispute.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）競技に参加するように誘う、すなわち対戦や競争への参加を呼びかける / （他動詞）誰かに敢えて何かをさせる、挑戦を促す / （他動詞）何かに異議を唱える、疑問を呈する、または争う

After hearing about the regional tournament, she decided to challenge the reigning champion.

地域大会のことを聞いて、彼女は現チャンピオンに勝負を挑むことに決めた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.

意味（2）

(transitive) To dare (someone).

… For I challenge any Man to make any pretence to Power by Right of Fatherhood, either intelligible or poſſible in any one, otherwiſe, then either as Adams heir, or as Progenitor over his own deſcendants, naturally ſprung from him.

意味（3）

(transitive) To dispute (something).

to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation

意味（4）

To call something into question or dispute.

New information challenged old hypotheses.

意味（5）

(law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.

意味（6）

(transitive) To be difficult or challenging for.

Before moving onto the content of Hobson-Jobson, an explication of the publication history is necessary since this has clearly challenged many commentators.

意味（7）

(obsolete, transitive) To claim as due; to demand as a right.

Challenge better terms.

意味（8）

(obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame.

I may be more challenged for my inconsiderate Boldness

意味（9）

(military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).

The sentinel challenged us with Who goes there?

意味（10）

(US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.

意味（11）

(Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

I mean if you go in and want to challenge an exam it cost you half of your course money. If you don't pass the exam, that money is credited toward taking the course. What have you got to lose to challenge an exam, or do a competency exam?

challenges （ present singular third-person ）

challenging （ participle present ）

challenged （ participle past ）

challenged （ past ）