compete
Use Compete in a sentence
verb (used without object), com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing.
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.
Origin:
1610–20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for), equivalent to com- com- + petere to seek; Late Latin and E sense influenced by competitor
1610–20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for), equivalent to com- com- + petere to seek; Late Latin and E sense influenced by competitor
Related forms
com·pet·er, noun
com·pet·ing·ly, adverb
non·com·pet·ing, adjective
out·com·pete, verb (used with object), out·com·pet·ed, out·com·pet·ing.
Synonyms
struggle. Compete, contend, contest mean to strive to outdo or excel. Compete implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best as well as to outdo another: to compete for a prize. Contend suggests opposition or disputing as well as rivalry: to contend with an opponent, against obstacles. Contest suggests struggling to gain or hold something, as well as contending or disputing: to contest a position or ground ( in battle ); to contest a decision.
struggle. Compete, contend, contest mean to strive to outdo or excel. Compete implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best as well as to outdo another: to compete for a prize. Contend suggests opposition or disputing as well as rivalry: to contend with an opponent, against obstacles. Contest suggests struggling to gain or hold something, as well as contending or disputing: to contest a position or ground ( in battle ); to contest a decision.
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| —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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Word Origin & History
compete
1620, from Fr. compéter "be in rivalry with," from L.L. competere "strive in common," in L., "to come together, agree, to be qualified," later, "strive together," from com- "together" + petere "to strive, seek" (see petition). Rare 17c., and regarded early 19c. as
a Scottish or Amer.Eng. word.
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Example sentences
Students compete in a calculus contest to win a gift certificate at the college bookstore.
Companies can only compete with each other by matching the other's features for so long.
Many squads are made up of serious athletes who compete nationally with their flips and leaps.
Putting a balanced meal on the table every night is a challenge when work and family compete for your attention.
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