compete
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/kəmˈpiːt/
🇬🇧
/kəmˈpiːt/
intransitive verb
A2
to try to win a game or contest
Many athletes compete in the Olympics to win medals.
B1
to try to be better than others doing the same thing
Companies compete to sell the best products at the lowest prices.
translation
to try to win a game or contest; to try to be better than others doing the same thing
Word Forms
3rd Present
competes
Past
competed
Perfect
competed
Progressive
competing