COMPETITION

Meaning of COMPETITION in English

n. 1 (often foll. by for) competing, esp. in an examination, in trade, etc. 2 an event or contest in which people compete. 3 a the people competing against a person. b the opposition they represent.

[ LL competitio rivalry (as COMPETITIVE) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

COMPETITION — ˌkämpəˈtishən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competitus (past participle of competere to compete for) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPETITION — /kom'pi tish"euhn/ , n. 1. the act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc.: The competition between the two …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPETITION — noun Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere Date: 1579 1. : the act or process of competing : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPETITION — competition BrE AmE ˌkɒmp ə ˈtɪʃ ə n -ɪ- AmE \ ˌkɑːmp- ▷ competition|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPETITION — / ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːm-/ noun 1. competition (between / with sb) | competition (for sth) [ U ] a situation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPETITION — com ‧ pe ‧ ti ‧ tion S2 W1 /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃ ə n, ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃ ə n $ ˌkɑːm-/ BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPETITION — ( competitions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Competition is a situation …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPETITION — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Competition is a situation in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COMPETITION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a talent contest/show/competition ▪ Don’t assume winning a talent contest is a passport to success. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPETITION — [noun]Competition is the state or activity of competing.Competition for jobs is fierce/intense/keen (= there are a lot of people and …
Cambridge English vocab
COMPETITION — noun 1 event in which people try to win sth ADJECTIVE ▪ international , national ▪ major , prestigious ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMPETITION — See ↑ COMPETE WITH 3, ↑ COMPETITION 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ the competition
Longman Activator English vocab
COMPETITION — INDEX: 1. COMPETITION RELATED WORDS see also ↑ AGAINST/OPPOSE ↑ COMPETE WITH ↑ GAME ↑ TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED ↑ WIN …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMPETITION — n. 25B6; noun Stephanie won the competition : CONTEST, tournament, match, game, heat, fixture, event; trials, stakes. I'm not interested …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) а) спорт соревнование, встреча, состязание б) конкурс в) конкурсное испытание, конкурсный экзамен The place will be filled by …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPETITION — competition.ogg ͵kɒmpıʹtıʃ(ə)n n 1. соревнование, состязание; конкурс boxing swimming, skiing competition - состязание по боксу плаванию, лыжам chess competition - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPETITION — 1) конкуренция, соперничество 2) конкурс 3) состязание • - mathematical competition - perfect competition - pure competition
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
COMPETITION — n 1. соревнование, состязание; конкурс boxing swimming, skiing competition - состязание по боксу плаванию, лыжам chess competition - шахманый турнир …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPETITION — конкуренция, борьба за существование - antigenic competition - extrinsic competition - interspecific competition - intraspecific competition - intrinsic competition
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
COMPETITION — конкуренция, борьба за существование - antigenic competition - extrinsic competition - interspecific competition - intraspecific competition - intrinsic competition
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
COMPETITION — _n. 1> соревнование; to be in competition with smb. - соревноваться с кем-л. 2> соревнование, состязание, встреча - chess competition …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMPETITION — n. 1. соревнование; to be in competition with smb. - соревноваться с кем-л. 2. соревнование, состязание, встреча - chess competition …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMPETITION — сущ. конкуренция, соревнование, состязание - active competition - announce a competition - business competition - codes of fair competition - competition by service - competition rules , …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
COMPETITION — _n. 1> соревнование; to be in competition with smb. соревноваться с кем-л. 2> соревнование, состязание, встреча; chess competition шахматный поединок, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
COMPETITION — 1) конкуренция, конкурентная борьба 2) соревнование - competition by service - competition for the consumer's dollar - competition in product …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
COMPETITION — 1) конкуренция 2) шотл. спор между кредиторами, столкновение требований кредиторов • - bona fide competition - illicit competition - unfair competition
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
COMPETITION — конкуренция ; соревнование ; ~ competition with capitalism ; ~ atomistic competition ; ~ cut-throat competition ; ~ imperfect competition …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
COMPETITION — 1) соревнование 2) конкуренция, конкурентная борьба • - active competition - animated competition - cut-throat competition - defensive competition - fair competition - import competition - indirect competition - keen …
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) общ. соперничество, конкуренция, соревнование, состязание active competition - оживленная конкуренция, keen competition - острая конкуренция, to be drawn into competition - быть …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) общ. соперничество, конкуренция, соревнование, состязание active competition — оживленная конкуренция keen [cut-throat] competition — острая [ожесточенная] конкуренция to be drawn into competition …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) а) спорт соревнование, встреча, состязание б) конкурс в) конкурсное испытание, конкурсный экзамен The place will be filled by …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPETITION — n competition
Interlingua English vocab
COMPETITION — indigay
English-Visayan vocabulary
COMPETITION — noun Etymology: Late Latin ~-, competitio, from Latin competere Date: 1579 the act or process of competing ; rivalry : …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMPETITION — (n.) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPETITION — ( n. ) The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPETITION — n. rivalry, act of competing against another; contest
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPETITION — noun the act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common …
Webster English vocab
COMPETITION — n. Pronunciation: ˌ käm-p ə - ' ti-sh ə n Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COMPETITION — ■ noun 1》 the activity or condition of competing against others. ↘ Ecology interaction between species or organisms which share …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COMPETITION — [com.pe.ti.tion] n [LL competition-, competitio, fr. L competere] (1605) 1: the act or process of competing: rivalry: as a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMPETITION — in ecology, utilization of the same resources by organisms of the same or of different species living together in a …
Britannica English vocabulary
COMPETITION — n. 1 (often foll. by for) competing, esp. in an examination, in trade, etc. 2 an event or contest in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPETITION — n.1 (often foll. by for) competing, esp. in an examination, in trade, etc. 2 an event or contest in which …
Oxford English vocab
COMPETITION — Synonyms and related words : antagonism, antipathy, bad blood, championship, clashing, collision, competitor, concours, conflict, contention, contest, contrariety, contrariness, corrival, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPETITION — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: CONTEST 1, conflict, emulation, rivalry, strife, striving, tug-of-war, warfare 2 Synonyms: CONTEST 2, concours, conflict, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COMPETITION — n. Rivalry, rivalship, emulation, contest, ( for the same object ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COMPETITION — noun 1. Synonyms: contest 1, conflict, emulation, rivalry, strife, striving, tug-of-war, warfare 2. Synonyms: contest 2, concours, conflict, meet, meeting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPETITION — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
COMPETITION — n. rivalry opposition 1) to offer, provide ~ 2) to undercut, undersell the ~ 3) bitter, fierce, formidable, keen, stiff, …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
COMPETITION — n. 1 rivalry, contention, striving, struggle The competition for newspaper circulation becomes keener every day 2 contest, match, meet, game, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COMPETITION — Intra- or intermarket rivalry between businesses trying to obtain a larger piece of the same market share.
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
COMPETITION — Rivalry among individuals in order to acquire more of something that is scarce.
Environmental Economics English Glossary
COMPETITION — Competition is one of the most important concepts in economics, yet when examined closely, it turns out to be one …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
COMPETITION — Соревнование
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPETITION — конкуренция - mode competition - program competition
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COMPETITION — конкуренция - mode competition - program competition
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
COMPETITION — соревнование; соревнование, состязание, встреча конкуренция; конкурс; конкурсный экзамен meet competition - выдержать конкуренцию натолкнуться на конкуренцию
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMPETITION — (n) конкуренция; конкурс; конкурсный экзамен; соревнование; состязание
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMPETITION — n 1. соревнование, состязание; конкурс boxing [swimming, skiing] ~ - состязание по боксу [плаванию, лыжам] chess ~ - шахматный турнир …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COMPETITION — n. соревнование, состязание, конкурс, соискание, встреча, конкуренция, конкурсный экзамен
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMPETITION — n. соревнование, состязание, конкурс, соискание, встреча, конкуренция, конкурсный экзамен
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) а) спорт. соревнование, встреча, состязание б) конкурс в) конкурсное испытание, конкурсный экзамен The place will be filled by …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMPETITION — сущ. 1) а) спорт. соревнование, встреча, состязание б) конкурс в) конкурсное испытание, конкурсный экзамен The place will be filled by open competition. — Это место …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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