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Word compete
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / kəmˈpiːt / NAmE / kəmˈpiːt /
Example
  • several companies are competing for the contract.
  • we can't compete with them on price.
  • young children will usually compete for their mother's attention.
  • small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports.
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compete

(verb)BrE / kəmˈpiːt / NAmE / kəmˈpiːt /
  1. to try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you
    • Several companies are competing for the contract.
    • We can't compete with them on price.
    • Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention.
    • Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports.
    • There are too many magazines competing to attract readers.
  2. to take part in a contest or game
    • He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.

    Extra Examples

    • He regularly competes in races.
    • He welcomed the chance to compete against professional athletes.
    • Small independent bookshops can’t compete with the large stores.
    • The big companies are competing fiercely on price.
    • The company is prepared to compete head-to-head with the market giants.
    • The price must be right in order to compete internationally.
    • Their products compete directly with ours.
    • We have to compete with several larger companies.
    • a readiness to compete actively in the global system
    • Colleges will have to compete to attract the best students.
    • He’s hoping to compete in the London marathon.
    • In archery people in wheelchairs can compete on equal terms with the able-bodied.
    • Several projects are competing against each other for scarce resources.
    • They are simply not able to compete successfully in the international market.
    • Young children will usually compete for their mother’s attention.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they compete
    • he / she / it competes
    • past simple competed
    • past participle competed
    • -ing form competing

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from Latin competere, in its late sense ‘strive or contend for (something)’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
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