1 ~ (with / against sb) (for sth) to try to be more successful or better than sb else who is trying to do the same as you:
[V] Several companies are competing for the contract. * We can't compete with them on price. * Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention. * Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports. [also Vtoinf]
2 [V] ~ (in sth) (against sb) to take part in a contest or game:
He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for compete is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is compete a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, compete is tagged as verb.
Does compete appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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