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compete
verb
-
compete
,
competing
,
competes
,
competed
to
take
part
in
a
race
,
game
,
or
other
contest
and
try
to
win
against
others
•
Athletes
from
all
over
the
world
will
compete
in
the
Olympic
Games
next
summer
.
Athletes
from
all
over
the
world
will
compete
in
the
Olympic
Games
next
summer
.
•
Ten
basketball
teams
competed
fiercely
for
the
championship
trophy
last
night
.
Ten
basketball
teams
competed
fiercely
for
the
championship
trophy
last
night
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
“
competere
”
meaning
“
strive
together
”,
from
com-
“
together
”
+
petere
“
seek
”.
verb
-
compete
,
competing
,
competes
,
competed
to
be
as
good
as
or
able
to
match
someone
or
something
else
•
This
budget
smartphone
can
compete
with
much
pricier
models
in
speed
and
storage
.
This
budget
smartphone
can
compete
with
much
pricier
models
in
speed
and
storage
.
•
No
bakery
in
town
can
compete
with
Rosa
’
s
when
it
comes
to
chocolate
cake
.
No
bakery
in
town
can
compete
with
Rosa
’
s
when
it
comes
to
chocolate
cake
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
;
Latin
“
competere
”
also
carried
the
idea
of
suitability
or
being
on
equal
footing
,
which
evolved
into
the
modern
meaning
of
matching
in
quality
.
