challenge

US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/

A2

noun

  • An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
  • Act of formally inviting someone to compete
  • A question to determine correctness of something

verb

  • To formally invite someone to compete at something
  • To question the correctness of something

Examples

plans to mount a leadership challenge within the party

I accepted his challenge to a game of chess.