Compete
11compete */*/*/ — 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… …
12compete — com|pete [ kəm pit ] verb intransitive *** to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business: We have to compete in a commercial environment. compete with/against: We re too small to compete with a company like that. a. to… …
13compete — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively, successfully ▪ directly ▪ Their products compete directly with ours. ▪ head to head ▪ The company is prepared to compet …
14compete — v. 1) (d; intr.) to compete against, with (that store competes with us) 2) (D; intr.) to compete for (to compete for first prize) 3) (D; intr.) to compete in (to compete in a contest) * * * [kəm piːt] with (that store competes with us) (d; intr.) …
15compete — [[t]kəmpi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ competes, competing, competed 1) V RECIP When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or… …
16compete — 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 …
17compete — competer, n. competingly, adv. /keuhm peet /, v.i., competed, competing. to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business. [1610 20; < L… …
18compete*/*/ — [kəmˈpiːt] verb 1) to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business We re too small to compete with a company like that.[/ex] 2) to try to win a competition Her dream was to compete in the Olympics.[/ex] You will be… …
19compete — 01. Finland is [competing] with Russia for the gold medal in hockey. 02. He won a major racquetball [competition] in town, and is going to be in the nationals next month. 03. There were about 200 [competitors], but only half of them actually… …
20compete — com•pete [[t]kəmˈpit[/t]] 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[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20; < L competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (LL …
