COMPETE


Meaning of COMPETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpēt ]

intransitive verb

( com·pet·ed ; com·pet·ing )

Etymology: Late Latin competere to seek together, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable, from com- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather

Date: 1620

: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry

competing teams

companies competing for customers

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.