compete (verb)

  • 1compete — ► VERB ▪ strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others. ORIGIN Latin competere, from petere aim at, seek …

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  • 2compete — com‧pete [kəmˈpiːt] verb [intransitive] COMMERCE when one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or country: • measures to enable Irish… …

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  • 3compete — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively, successfully ▪ directly ▪ Their products compete directly with ours. ▪ head to head ▪ The company is prepared to compet …

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  • 4compete — verb (I) 1 PERSON/BUSINESS to try to be more successful than another person or organization, especially in business (+ with): They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market. (+ for): She and her sister are always …

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  • 5compete — verb 1) they competed in a tennis tournament Syn: take part, participate, play, be a competitor, be involved; enter 2) they had to compete with other firms Syn: contend with, vie with, battle (with), wrangle with …

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  • 6compete — verb To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another …

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  • 7compete — I verb battle, be a candidate, be in the running, certare, challenge, clash, combat, contend, contest, cum homine contendere, duel, employ stratagem, encounter, engage in a contest, enter, enter competition, joust, match strength with, match wits …

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  • 8compete — verb 1) they competed in a tennis tournament Syn: take part, participate, be a contestant, play, enter, go in for 2) they had to compete with other firms Syn: contend, vie, battle, jockey …

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  • 9compete — verb strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others: universities are competing for applicants. Origin C17 (earlier (C16) as competitor): from L. competere, from com together + petere aim at, seek …

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  • 10compete */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpiːt] / US [kəmˈpɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms compete : present tense I/you/we/they compete he/she/it competes present participle competing past tense competed past participle competed to try to be more successful than other… …

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