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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpiːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpit/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pēt′)

Inflections of 'compete' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

competes: v 3rd person singular

competing: v pres p

competed: v past

competed: v past p

com•pete /kəmˈpit/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -pet•ed, -pet•ing.

to struggle to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, etc.;
engage in a contest: Birds compete for food with squirrels.

See -pet-.

compete

competition

competitive

They like to compete against each other. Competition should help lower prices. Prices were not always competitive.

com•pete (kəm pēt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -pet•ed, -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.

Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for), equivalent. to com- com- + petere to seek; Late Latin and English sense influenced by competitor
1610–20

com•pet′er, n.
com•pet′ing•ly, adv.

Compete,

contend,

contest

Compete

to compete for a prize.

Contend

to contend with an opponent, against obstacles.

Contest

to contest a position or ground

in battle

to contest a decision.

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compete /kəmˈpiːt/ vb

(intransitive) often followed by with: to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek

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