noun
1 event in which people try to win sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ international , national
▪ major , prestigious
▪
wines that won medals at major wine ~s
▪ knockout
▪ sporting ( BrE ), sports ( AmE )
▪ bodybuilding , dancing , piano , etc.
VERB + COMPETITION
▪ win
▪
She won an international dancing ~.
▪ lose
▪ have , hold , launch , stage
▪
We're going to have a ~ to see who can swim the fastest.
▪ organize
▪ enter , take part in
▪ withdraw from
▪ dominate
▪
The American women dominated the ~, winning all the events.
▪ judge
▪ sponsor
COMPETITION + VERB
▪ take place
▪ be open to sb
▪
The ~ is open to all readers of the magazine.
COMPETITION + NOUN
▪ winner
▪ entry
▪ committee
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
I won the car in a ~.
▪ ~ between
▪
a ~ between the best teams in the country
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for the best chef
2 trying to achieve the same thing/gain an advantage
ADJECTIVE
▪ cut-throat , fierce , intense , keen , serious , severe , stiff , strong , tough
▪
intense ~ for the contract
▪ growing , heightened , increased , increasing
▪ direct
▪
Public education is run in direct ~ with the private sector.
▪ head-to-head
▪
There is head-to-head ~ in production and distribution.
▪ fair , free , healthy , open
▪ unfair
▪ friendly
▪
Their rivalry had been one of friendly ~.
▪ domestic , local
▪ foreign , global , international , overseas
▪ economic
VERB + COMPETITION
▪ be up against , face
▪ go into
▪
to go into ~ with British Telecom
▪ beat off , fight off , see off ( BrE )
▪
to fight off ~ from overseas companies
▪ create , encourage , foster , introduce , promote , provide , stimulate
▪
policies aimed at fostering greater ~ in the industry
▪ increase , intensify
▪
This intensified the ~ for the same investors' funds.
▪ limit , minimize , prevent , reduce , stifle
▪ eliminate
COMPETITION + VERB
▪ exist
▪
Fierce ~ exists between schools in the area.
▪ heat up , intensify
▪
Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking.
COMPETITION + NOUN
▪ laws
PREPOSITION
▪ against ~
▪
They won the order against fierce international ~.
▪ in ~ with
▪
We are in ~ with some very large companies.
▪ in the face of ~
▪
The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff ~ from oil.
▪ ~ among , ~ between
▪
There is a lot of ~ between rival airlines.
▪ ~ for
▪ ~ from
▪
We face strong ~ from other countries.
3 the people who are competing against someone
VERB + COMPETITION
▪ outperform
▪
This car consistently outperforms the ~.
▪ blow away ( esp. AmE ), crush , destroy
▪
Bertram blew away the ~ and won the race in record time.