compete

com·pete

C0526500 (kəm-pēt′)intr.v. com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing, com·petes To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory. See Synonyms at rival.

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[Late Latin competere, to strive together, from Latin, to coincide, be suitable : com-, com- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

compete

(kəmˈpiːt) 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]

com•pete

(kəmˈpit)

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. [1610–20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for)] syn: compete, contend, contest mean to strive or struggle. compete emphasizes a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one's best: to compete for a prize. contend suggests striving in opposition or debate as well as competition: to contend against obstacles; to contend about minor details. contest implies struggling to gain or hold something in a formal competition or battle: to contest with the incumbent for the nomination.

compete

- Comes from Latin competere, "come together," but in later Latin, it developed the sense "strive together," which was the basis for the English term.See also related terms for strive.

compete

Past participle: competed
Gerund: competing

Imperative
compete
compete

Present
I compete
you compete
he/she/it competes
we compete
you compete
they compete

Preterite
I competed
you competed
he/she/it competed
we competed
you competed
they competed

Present Continuous
I am competing
you are competing
he/she/it is competing
we are competing
you are competing
they are competing

Present Perfect
I have competed
you have competed
he/she/it has competed
we have competed
you have competed
they have competed

Past Continuous
I was competing
you were competing
he/she/it was competing
we were competing
you were competing
they were competing

Past Perfect
I had competed
you had competed
he/she/it had competed
we had competed
you had competed
they had competed

Future
I will compete
you will compete
he/she/it will compete
we will compete
you will compete
they will compete

Future Perfect
I will have competed
you will have competed
he/she/it will have competed
we will have competed
you will have competed
they will have competed

Future Continuous
I will be competing
you will be competing
he/she/it will be competing
we will be competing
you will be competing
they will be competing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been competing
you have been competing
he/she/it has been competing
we have been competing
you have been competing
they have been competing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been competing
you will have been competing
he/she/it will have been competing
we will have been competing
you will have been competing
they will have been competing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been competing
you had been competing
he/she/it had been competing
we had been competing
you had been competing
they had been competing

Conditional
I would compete
you would compete
he/she/it would compete
we would compete
you would compete
they would compete

Past Conditional
I would have competed
you would have competed
he/she/it would have competed
we would have competed
you would have competed
they would have competed

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

compete - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersvie, contendtry for, go for - make an attempt at achieving something; "She tried for the Olympics"play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoffrace, run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors"rival, equal, match, touch - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

compete

verb1. contend, fight, rival, vie, challenge, struggle, contest, strive, pit yourself against The stores will inevitably end up competing with each other for increased market shares.2. take part, participate, be in the running, be a competitor, be a contestant, play He has competed twice in the London marathon.

compete

verbTo strive against (others) for victory:contend, contest, emulate, rival, vie.

Translations

比赛竞争

compete

(kəmˈpiːt) verb to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc. We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job? 競爭 竞争competition (kompəˈtiʃən) noun1. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder. 競爭 竞争2. people competing for a prize etc. There's a lot of competition for this job. 競爭者 竞争者3. a contest for a prize. Have you entered the tennis competition? 比賽 比赛competitive (kəmˈpetətiv) adjective1. (of a person) enjoying competition. a competitive child. 喜歡競爭的，好強的 好竞争的，求胜心切的 2. (of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals. 有競爭力的(價格) 有竞争力的（价格） 3. (of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner. I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports. 比賽的 比赛的competitor (kəmˈpetitə) noun a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race. 競賽者 竞争者

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