compete in English: To try to win against other people in a game, race, or business. (verb)

Translation

To try to win against other people in a game, race, or business.

Word origin

From Latin competere meaning to strive together, from com (together) and petere (to seek).

Verb typeregular (compete, competes, competed)

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To compete is to take part and try to win.

supermarkets.

Compete with someone means to try to do better than them.

Olympic .

You compete in a race or event.

competition

An event in which people try to win by being the best; also the act of trying to win.

win

To come first in a game, race, or fight, or to get something as a prize.

race

A contest to see who can get to the end fastest.

game

A game is something you play for fun, often with rules and a winner.

try

To try is to make an effort to do something, even if it may not work.

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