compete

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), from com- (“with”) + petō (“to seek; to aim for, strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəmˈpiːt/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /kəmˈpiʈ/, /ˈkɔmpiʈ/ Rhymes: -iːt === Verb === compete (third-person singular simple present competes, present participle competing, simple past and past participle competed) To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph. To take part in a contest, game or similar event. To strive to achieve or obtain something which another also strives for, whether knowingly or unknowingly. ==== Usage notes ==== A person will compete for a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons compete against one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can compete with each other as teammates, however compete with is also used to indicate two persons competing against each other. ==== Antonyms ==== cooperate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “compete”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Galician == === Verb === compete (reintegrationist norm) inflection of competir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Verb === compete third-person singular present indicative of competere == Latin == === Verb === compete second-person singular present active imperative of competō == Portuguese == === Verb === compete inflection of competir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === compete inflection of competer: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative