compete

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.

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[Late Latin competere, to strive together, from Latin, to coincide, be suitable : com-, com- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

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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.

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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.

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compete

Past participle: competed
Gerund: competing

Imperative

compete

compete

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

compete - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others vie, contend try for, go for - make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics" 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" rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

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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.

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compete

verb

To strive against (others) for victory:

contend, contest, emulate, rival, vie.

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Translations

تنافسيَتَنَافَسُيُنافِس، يَتَبارى مع

soutěžitkonkurovatsoupeřit

konkurrerekappes

konkurrierenstreitenwettkämpfen

διαγωνίζομαιαγωνίζομαι

competir

kilpailla

rivaliserconcourir

natjecati se

versenyez

keppa

gareggiarecompetereconcorrereessere in concorrenza

競争する争う張り合う

경쟁하다

konkurencijakonkurencingaskonkurentaskonkuruotilinkęs konkuruoti

konkurētsacensties

wedijveren

konkurrere

konkurowaćwspółzawodniczyć

competir

конкурироватьсоревноватьсясостязаться

tekmovati

tävla

แข่งขัน

yarışmakrekabet etmek

cạnh tranh

比赛竞争

compete

[kəmˈpiːt] VI (as rivals) → competir (against, with, for con por) (= take part) → tomar parte (in en) → presentarse (in a) (Comm) → competir, hacer la competencia
there 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

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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

(= 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

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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

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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

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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? meeding, wedywer يُنافِس، يَتَبارى مع съревновавам се competir soutěžit in Wettbewerb treten konkurrere; kappes συναγωνίζομαιcompetir võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser לְהִתחַרוֹת स्पर्धा या प्रतियोगिता करना natjecati se versenyez bertanding, bersaing keppa competere, gareggiare 競う 경쟁하다 varžytis, konkuruoti sacensties; konkurēt bersaing wedijverenkonkurrerewspółzawodniczyć, konkurować سيالى كول، رقابت كول، مسابقه كول competir a concura (cu) состязаться súťažiť tekmovati takmičiti se tävla, konkurrera แข่งขัน yarışmak, rekabet etmek 競爭 змагатися; конкурувати مقابلہ کرنا cạnh tranh, đua tranh 竞争

competition (kompəˈtiʃən) noun

1. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder. meedinging, wedywering مُنافَسَه съревнование competição soutěžení der Wettkampf konkurrence συναγωνισμός, ανταγωνισμόςcompetición võistlus رقابت kilpailu rivalitéתחרות स्पर्धा natjecanje versengés; verseny persaingan keppni competizione 競争 경쟁 rungtyniavimas, konkurencija sacensība; konkurence pertandingan wedijverkonkurranse, tevlingwspółzawodnictwo رقابت competição concurenţă соревнование súťaženie tekmovanje, rivalstvo konkurencija konkurrens, tävlan กิจกรรมการแข่งขัน yarışma, rekabet 競爭 змагання; конкуренція مقابلہ ، مسابقہ sự cạnh tranh 竞争

2. people competing for a prize etc. There's a lot of competition for this job. meedinging, wedywering تَنافُس конкуренция concorrência konkurence die Konkurrenz konkurrence ανταγωνισμόςcompetencia konkurents رقیب؛ حریف kilpailu concurrence מִתְחָרִים प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेना natjecanje konkurencia peminat samkeppni competizione 競争相手 경쟁자 konkurencija konkurss; konkurence persaingan concurrentiekonkurransekonkurencja حریف concorrência concurenţă конкуренция konkurencia konkurenca konkurencija konkurrens ผู้แข่งขัน rakipler, müsabıklar 競爭者 конкуренція مقابلہ کرنے والے những người cạnh tranh 竞争者

3. a contest for a prize. Have you entered the tennis competition? kompetisie مُباراه състезание competição soutěž der Wettkampf turnering; dyst διαγωνισμόςcompetición võistlus مسابقه kilpailu concours, compétitionתחרות प्रतियोगिता natjecanje verseny kompetisi keppni competizione, gara 試合 경기 varžybos, turnyras sacīkstes; turnīrs kejohanan competitiekonkurranse, tevling, dystkonkurs, turniej مسابقه competição concurs, competiţie турнир súťaž tekma takmičenje tävling, turnering การแข่งขันชิงรางวัล yarışma, müsabaka 比賽 змагання مقابلہ cuộc thi đấu 比赛

competitive (kəmˈpetətiv) adjective

1. (of a person) enjoying competition. a competitive child. meedingende مُحِبٌّ للتَّنافُس съревноваващ се competitivo soutěživý kämpferisch konkurrenceminded ανταγωνιστικόςcompetitivo võistlushimuline اهل رقابت kilpailuhenkinen qui a l'esprit de compétition הישגי प्रतियोगी prodoran, borben versengő sifat bersaing keppinn, kappgjarn competitivo 競争的な 경쟁적인 linkęs rungtyniauti/konkuruoti konkursa- suka bersaing die graag wint konkurranselysten lubiący rywalizację سيالى، رقابت، مسابقه، ميچ competitivo care are spirit de competiţie соревнующийся súťaživý tekmovalen takmičarski nastrojen tävlingsinriktad ที่เกี่ยวกับคนที่ชอบแข่งขัน yarışmadan hoşlanan; rekabetçi 喜歡競爭的，好強的 конкуруючий, суперницький حریف ، مد مقابل cạnh tranh 好竞争的，求胜心切的

2. (of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals. meedingend تَنافُسي، مُتَنافِس конкурентен competitivo konkurence schopný konkurrenzfähig konkurrencedygtig ανταγωνιστικόςcompetitivo konkurentsivõimeline ارزان؛ رقابت آمیز kilpailukykyinen concurrentiel תַחֲרוּתי प्रतिस्पर्धी konkurentne cijene versenyképes tidak mahal samkeppnishæfur competitivo 競争力のある 경쟁력이 있는 konkurencingas konkurētspējīgs bersaingan concurrerendkonkurransedyktigkonkurencyjny ارزان competitivo competitiv конкурентоспособный konkurenčný konkurenčen konkurentan konkurrenskraftig ที่ (ราคา) ไม่แพง ucuz 有競爭力的(價格) конкурентоспроможний مقابلہ کرنا có sức cạnh tranh 有竞争力的（价格）

3. (of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner. I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports. kompetitiewe, meedingende تَنافُسي، تَزاحُمي състезателен competitivo soutěživý Wettbewerbs-... konkurrence-; konkurrencepræget αγωνιστικόςcompetitivo võistlus- رقابتی kilpailullinen de compétition סְפוֹרֵט תַחֲרוּתִי प्रतियोगी natječajni, koji se natječe verseny- pertandingan keppnis- competitivo, agonistico 競争の 경쟁의 susijęs su varžybomis/rungtyniavimu konkurējošs; konkurences- pertandingan wedstrijd- konkurranse-, konkurransepregetrywalizujący, połączony ze współzawodnictwem رقابتی competitivo de competiţie, de încercare соревновательный športy, v ktorých sa súťaží tekmovalen takmičarski tävlings- ที่เกี่ยวกับการแข่งขันเกี่ยวกับกีฬา yarışmaya/rekabete dayanan 比賽的 змагальний مقابلہ کے قابل đua tranh 比赛的

competitor (kəmˈpetitə) noun

a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race. meedinger مُنافِس състезател competidor soupeř der/die Teilnehmer(in) konkurrent; rival ανταγωνιστής, αγωνιζόμενος competidor võistleja مسابقه دهنده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מתחרה प्रतियोगी, प्रतिद्वन्दी natjecatelj versenyző peserta keppnismaður, keppandi concorrente 競争者 경쟁자 varžovas, konkurentas sāncensis; konkurents pesaing deelnemer konkurrent, konkurransedeltaker; rivalzawodnik, przeciwnik سيال، رقيب مخالف، مخى competidor concurent участник состязания súper, -ka tekmovalec; tekmec takmičar tävlande, rival, konkurrent คู่แข่ง yarışmacı, müsabık 競賽者 конкурент; суперник حریف ، مد مقابل đối thủ cạnh tranh 竞争者

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compete

→ يَتَنَافَسُ soupeřit konkurrere konkurrieren διαγωνίζομαι competir kilpailla concourir natjecati se gareggiare 競争する 경쟁하다 wedijveren konkurrere współzawodniczyć competir конкурировать tävla แข่งขัน yarışmak cạnh tranh 比赛

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