Meaning of compete | Babel Free

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1. To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory. See Synonyms at rival.
2. to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
3. To strive against (others) for victory:contend, contest, emulate, rival, vie.
4. 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? meeding, wedywer يُنافِس، يَتَبارى مع съревновавам се competir soutěžit in Wettbewerb treten konkurrere; kappes συναγωνίζομαιcompetir võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser לְהִתחַרוֹת स्पर्धा या प्रतियोगिता करना natjecati se versenyez bertanding, bersaing keppa competere, gareggiare 競う 경쟁하다 varžytis, konkuruoti sacensties; konkurēt bersaing wedijverenkonku...
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5. a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race. meedinger مُنافِس състезател competidor soupeř der/die Teilnehmer(in) konkurrent; rival ανταγωνιστής, αγωνιζόμενος competidor võistleja مسابقه دهنده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מתחרה प्रतियोगी, प्रतिद्वन्दी natjecatelj versenyző peserta keppnismaður, keppandi concorrente 競争者 경쟁자 varžovas, konkurentas sāncensis; konkurents pesaing deelnemer konkurrent, konkurransedeltaker; rivalzawodnik, przeciw...
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6. (often foll by: with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
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7. 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.
8. take part, participate, be in the running, be a competitor, be a contestant, play He has competed twice in the London marathon.
9. vi (firm, country) → konkurrieren; to compete with each other → sich (gegenseitig) Konkurrenz machen; to compete for something → um etw kämpfen or (esp Comm) → konkurrieren; able to compete industrially → industriell konkurrenzfähig; his poetry can’t compete with Eliot’s → seine Gedichte können sich nicht mit denen Eliots messen; he can’t compete (any more) → er kann nicht mehr mithalten
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10. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder. meedinging, wedywering مُنافَسَه съревнование competição soutěžení der Wettkampf konkurrence συναγωνισμός, ανταγωνισμόςcompetición võistlus رقابت kilpailu rivalitéתחרות स्पर्धा natjecanje versengés; verseny persaingan keppni competizione 競争 경쟁 rungtyniavimas, konkurencija sacensība; konkurence pertandingan wedijverkonkurranse, tevlingwspółzawodnictwo رقابت competição concurenţă соревнование súťaženie tekmovanje, rivalstvo k...

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