American Dictionary
Definition compete in American English
compete
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[intransitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/kəmˈpit/
1
to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business
Example
We have to compete in a commercial environment.
Synonyms and related words
1.1
to try to win a competition
Example
Her dream was to compete in the Olympics.
