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com·pete
(kəm-pēt′)intr.v. com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing, com·petes
To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory. See Synonyms at rival.
[Late Latin competere, to strive together, from Latin, to coincide, be suitable : com-, com- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
compete
(kəmˈpiːt)vb
(often foll by: with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
[C17: from Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek]
com•pete
(kəmˈpit)v.i. -pet•ed, -pet•ing.
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
[1610–20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for)]
syn: compete, contend, contest mean to strive or struggle. compete emphasizes a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best: to compete for a prize. contend suggests striving in opposition or debate as well as competition: to contend against obstacles; to contend about minor details. contest implies struggling to gain or hold something in a formal competition or battle: to contest with the incumbent for the nomination.
compete
- Comes from Latin competere, "come together," but in later Latin, it developed the sense "strive together," which was the basis for the English term.See also related terms for strive.
compete
Past participle: competed
Gerund: competing
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Verb | 1. | ![]() play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff race, run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" |
compete
verb
1. contend, fight, rival, vie, challenge, struggle, contest, strive, pit yourself against The stores will inevitably end up competing with each other for increased market shares.
2. take part, participate, be in the running, be a competitor, be a contestant, play He has competed twice in the London marathon.
compete
verbTranslations
تنافسيَتَنَافَسُيُنافِس، يَتَبارى مع
soutěžitkonkurovatsoupeřit
konkurrerekappes
kilpailla
natjecati se
versenyez
keppa
競争する争う張り合う
경쟁하다
konkurencijakonkurencingaskonkurentaskonkuruotilinkęs konkuruoti
konkurētsacensties
konkurowaćwspółzawodniczyć
tekmovati
tävla
แข่งขัน
yarışmakrekabet etmek
cạnh tranh
compete
[kəmˈpiːt] VI (as rivals) → competir (against, with, for con por) (= take part) → tomar parte (in en) → presentarse (in a) (Comm) → competir, hacer la competenciathere are 50 students competing for six places → hay 50 estudiantes compitiendo por seis puestos
there are many firms competing for a share in the market → hay muchas empresas compitiendo por una participación en el mercado
his poetry can't compete with Eliot's → no se puede comparar su poesía con la de Eliot
I can't compete with that racket → no puedo hablar por encima de esa bulla
compete
[kəmˈpiːt] vi (= take part) (in competition) → concourir
to compete in the Olympics → participer aux Jeux olympiques
I'm competing in the marathon → Je participe au marathon.
to compete for one's country → défendre les couleurs de son pays
to compete in the Olympics → participer aux Jeux olympiques
I'm competing in the marathon → Je participe au marathon.
to compete for one's country → défendre les couleurs de son pays
(= vie) (gen) → rivaliser, le disputer; (commercially) → rivaliser, faire concurrence
to compete with sb/sth (gen) → rivaliser avec qn/qch, le disputer avec qn/qch; (commercially) → rivaliser avec qn/qch, faire concurrence à qn/qch
to compete for sth → se disputer qch
There are 50 students competing for 6 places → Ils sont cinquante étudiants à se disputer six places.
to compete for sth with sb → disputer qch à qn
to compete on equal terms with sb → rivaliser sur un pied d'égalité avec qn
to compete with sb/sth (gen) → rivaliser avec qn/qch, le disputer avec qn/qch; (commercially) → rivaliser avec qn/qch, faire concurrence à qn/qch
to compete for sth → se disputer qch
There are 50 students competing for 6 places → Ils sont cinquante étudiants à se disputer six places.
to compete for sth with sb → disputer qch à qn
to compete on equal terms with sb → rivaliser sur un pied d'égalité avec qn
compete
vi
(firm, country) → konkurrieren; to compete with each other → sich (gegenseitig) Konkurrenz machen; to compete for something → um etw kämpfen or (esp Comm) → konkurrieren; able to compete industrially → industriell konkurrenzfähig; his poetry can’t compete with Eliot’s → seine Gedichte können sich nicht mit denen Eliots messen; he can’t compete (any more) → er kann nicht mehr mithalten
(Sport) → teilnehmen; to compete for the championship → um die Meisterschaft kämpfen; to compete with/against somebody → gegen jdn kämpfen or antreten
compete
[kəmˈpiːt] vi (Comm) to compete (with) → essere in concorrenza (con), fare concorrenza (a); (vie) → essere in competizione (con)to compete for sth → contendersi qc (take part) → concorrere in qc
to compete with one another → farsi concorrenza
compete
(kəmˈpiːt) verb to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc. We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?
competition (kompəˈtiʃən) noun1. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder.
2. people competing for a prize etc. There's a lot of competition for this job.
3. a contest for a prize. Have you entered the tennis competition?
competitive (kəmˈpetətiv) adjective1. (of a person) enjoying competition. a competitive child.
2. (of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.
3. (of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner. I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.
competitor (kəmˈpetitə) noun a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race.