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compete

[ kuhm-peet ]

verb (used without object)

competed, competing.
  1. to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.

    to compete in a race;

    to compete in business.

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compete

/ 办蓹尘藞辫颈藧迟 /

verb

  1. introften foll bywith to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠辞尘路辫别迟路别谤 noun
  • 肠辞尘路辫别迟路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 苍辞苍路肠辞尘路辫别迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 辞耻迟路肠辞尘路辫别迟别 verb (used with object) outcompeted outcompeting
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of compete1

First recorded in 1610鈥20; from Latin competere 鈥渢o meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice鈥 ( Late Latin: 鈥渢o seek, ask for鈥), equivalent to com- 鈥渨ith, together鈥 + petere 鈥渢o seek鈥; com-. The Late Latin and English senses were influenced by competitor
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of compete1

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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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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鈥檛 compete with the ones we grew back home in Ecuador.

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Synonym Study

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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Example Sentences

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The most direct criticism of the team came from Redick, who said he believed the Lakers needed to be in better condition to compete for a title.

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This conflict of interests and competing ideologies provides much of the film's drama.

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A former Bridgewater State University and East Celebrity Elite squad cheerleader, Hudson competed for Miss Maine USA the last two years and explained why on social media.

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But they didn鈥檛 compete for a championship 鈥 not at this step in their process.

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Every game is another in which we can compete at a high level with a unique philosophy.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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