单词 | compete |
释义 | compete[ kuhm-peet ] / kəmˈpit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR compete ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Idioms for competecannot/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 competeFirst recorded in 1610–20; from Latin competere “to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice” (Late Latin: “to seek, ask for”), equivalent to com- “with, together” + petere “to seek”; see com-. The Late Latin and English senses were influenced by competitor SYNONYMS FOR competestruggle. SEE SYNONYMS FOR compete ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for competeCompete, 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. OTHER WORDS FROM competecom·pet·er, nouncom·pet·ing·ly, adverbnon·com·pet·ing, adjectiveout·com·pete, verb (used with object), out·com·pet·ed, out·com·pet·ing.Words nearby competecompensatory lengthening, compensatory pause, compensatory polycythemia, comper, compère, compete, competence, competency, competent, competition, competitive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for competeBritish Dictionary definitions for competecompete / (kəmˈpiːt) / verb(intr often foll by with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with) Word Origin for competeC17: from Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek Collins 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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