compete
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.
Idioms about compete
cannot/can't compete with, to not be, by a great degree, as good or capable as (someone or something else): These roses are lovely, but they can’t compete with the ones we grew back home in Ecuador.
Origin of compete
1synonym study For compete
Other words for compete
Other words from compete
- 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.
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How to use compete in a sentence
I think that’s going to be where Hong Kong is going to find itself competing, rather than the financial centers in Tokyo or Singapore.
Jefferies strategist expects China to fulfill its U.S. trade deal commitments for an unexpected reason | Veta Chan | August 27, 2020 | FortuneEpic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney emailed Apple on June 30 seeking to set up its own competing Epic Games Store app through the App Store but was rebuffed, according to Apple’s filing.
Apple fires back at Epic Games, saying it sought ‘side’ deal on Fortnite fee | Verne Kopytoff | August 21, 2020 | FortuneWith the city choosing between competing redevelopment bids now, the start of construction could be a ways off, to say nothing of a ribbon-cutting date.
Nobody’s Talking About the Sports Arena Flood Zone | MacKenzie Elmer | August 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAlong with the overall benefits of SEO, optimizing to compete locally improves your search visibility for keyword searches made from your location.
Guide: How to structure a local SEO strategy for your business | Christian Carere | August 6, 2020 | Search Engine WatchWhether deep in Appalachia or on the lip of the Grand Canyon, athletes are able to compete while maintaining physical distance from others.
Canceled Races Aren’t Stopping Endurance Athletes From Setting Wild New Records | Anna Wiederkehr (anna.wiederkehr@abc.com) | July 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
When he is awarded Player of the Match while competing for India in England, he is given champagne at the ceremony.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNegation: Were there any related denying stories competing for attention?
TRAILS: The Tool That Tracks Truth and Lies On Twitter | Brandy Zadrozny | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, Teller was competing with Oppenheimer for resources.
The Russians and Canadians have been the most aggressive in staking their claims—often with competing scientific data.
Armchair sleuths have been competing for years to determine the identity of one of the most notorious serial killers.
Competing stores needlessly occupy the time of hundreds of thousands of employees in a mixture of idleness and industry.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockUnfortunately 'Meteor' and 'Iverna' were not competing, the former having damaged her gaff.
Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.The interest of the public further increases, and the organs of the press, competing with one another, satisfy the public demand.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo TolstoyThey stand, a brick-and-iron commentary upon the competing ambitions of two generations of townsmen.
The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 | VariousMore likely it was a huge, interplanetary missile from competing Mars.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
British Dictionary definitions for compete
/ (kəmˈpiːt) /
(intr often foll by with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
Origin of compete
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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