Meaning of "compete" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPETE

From Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMPETE

compete  [kəmˈpiːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPETE

Compete is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb compete in English.

WHAT DOES COMPETE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Competition

Competition in biology, ecology, and sociology, is a contest between organisms, animals, individuals, groups, etc., for territory, a niche, or a location of resources, for resources and goods, mates, for prestige, recognition, awards, or group or social status, for leadership. Competition is the opposite of cooperation. It arises whenever at least two parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared or which is desired individually but not in sharing and cooperation. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water supplies, food, mates, and other biological resources. Humans compete usually for food and mates, though when these needs are met deep rivalries often arise over the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and fame. Competition is also a major tenet of market economies and business is often associated with competition as most companies are in competition with at least one other firm over the same group of customers, and also competition inside a company is usually stimulated for meeting and reaching higher quality of services or products that the company produce or develop.

Definition of compete in the English dictionary

The definition of compete in the dictionary is often foll by with to contend for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPETE

PRESENT

Present

I compete

you compete

he/she/it competes

we compete

you compete

they compete

Present continuous

I am competing

you are competing

he/she/it is competing

we are competing

you are competing

they are competing

Present perfect

I have competed

you have competed

he/she/it has competed

we have competed

you have competed

they have competed

Present perfect continuous

I have been competing

you have been competing

he/she/it has been competing

we have been competing

you have been competing

they have been competing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I competed

you competed

he/she/it competed

we competed

you competed

they competed

Past continuous

I was competing

you were competing

he/she/it was competing

we were competing

you were competing

they were competing

Past perfect

I had competed

you had competed

he/she/it had competed

we had competed

you had competed

they had competed

Past perfect continuous

I had been competing

you had been competing

he/she/it had been competing

we had been competing

you had been competing

they had been competing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will compete

you will compete

he/she/it will compete

we will compete

you will compete

they will compete

Future continuous

I will be competing

you will be competing

he/she/it will be competing

we will be competing

you will be competing

they will be competing

Future perfect

I will have competed

you will have competed

he/she/it will have competed

we will have competed

you will have competed

they will have competed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been competing

you will have been competing

he/she/it will have been competing

we will have been competing

you will have been competing

they will have been competing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would compete

you would compete

he/she/it would compete

we would compete

you would compete

they would compete

Conditional continuous

I would be competing

you would be competing

he/she/it would be competing

we would be competing

you would be competing

they would be competing

Conditional perfect

I would have compete

you would have compete

he/she/it would have compete

we would have compete

you would have compete

they would have compete

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been competing

you would have been competing

he/she/it would have been competing

we would have been competing

you would have been competing

they would have been competing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you compete
we let´s compete
you compete

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to compete

Past participle

competed

Present Participle

competing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «COMPETE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compete» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of compete

challenge · contend · contest · emulate · fight · participate · play · rival · strive · struggle · vie

TRANSLATION OF COMPETE

Find out the translation of compete to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of compete from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compete» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 比赛
• Translator English - Spanish: competir
• English: compete
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रतिस्पर्धा
• Translator English - Arabic: يَتَنَافَسُ
• Translator English - Russian: конкурировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: competir
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করা
• Translator English - French: concourir
• Translator English - Malay: Bersaing
• Translator English - German: konkurrieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 競争する
• Translator English - Korean: 경쟁하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Saingan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cạnh tranh
• Translator English - Tamil: போட்டியிட
• Translator English - Marathi: स्पर्धा करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yarışmak
• Translator English - Italian: gareggiare
• Translator English - Polish: współzawodniczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: змагатися
• Translator English - Romanian: a concura
• Translator English - Greek: διαγωνίζομαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kompeteer
• Translator English - Swedish: tävla
• Translator English - Norwegian: konkurrere

10 QUOTES WITH «COMPETE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compete.

1

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would happen if Christians, feminists and Enlightenment thinkers were to start proselytizing in the Muslim community.

2

Dhirubhai Ambani

I sincerely believe that Indians have the ability to compete with the best in the world.

3

Greg Anderson

Wellness is the compete integration of body, mind, and spirit - the realization that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.

4

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Filipino businessmen must have the ability to compete freely in the global economy.

5

Oksana Baiul

My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.

6

Jamie Bamber

When I was trying to find work after drama school in London, it felt like the same actors always got the plum roles, especially in television. We have a smaller market place, vastly fewer drama-producing networks, and they seem to compete for the same established names for those projects.

7

Gary Barlow

I don't think any of us can compete with Cowell. He is the best at what he does.

8

Michael Bergdahl

When you compete with Wal-Mart, even if you think you've found a niche don't ever become complacent.

9

Donald Berwick

Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war.

10

Lucas Black

I have aspirations to try and compete professionally. Any golfer that competes in tournaments would be lying if they said they didn't.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPETE»

Discover the use of compete in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compete and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How We Compete: What Companies Around the World Are Doing to ...

"Impressive... This is an evidence-based bottom-up account of the realities of globalisation. It is more varied, more subtle, and more substantial than many of the popular works available on the subject.

Suzanne Berger, 2005

How Countries Compete: Strategy, Structure, and Government ...

Richard Vietor shows how governments set direction and create the climate for a nation's economic development and profitable private enterprise.

Richard H. K. Vietor, 2007

When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale

Documenting ten years of reform efforts in New Zealand, this is the first book to provide detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effects of school reform programs on an entire school system.

Edward B. Fiske, Helen F. Ladd, 2001

Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow ...

Here is their one-stop guidebook with important lessons clearly and compellingly presented." —JAMES C. SPOHRER, director, IBM University Programs World-Wide "Open Innovation pioneer Henry Chesbrough breaks new ground with Open Services ...

Henry Chesbrough, 2010

Always Compete: An Inside Look at Pete Carroll and the USC ...

Always Compete is both a revealing look at the tactics and personality of one of college football’s best coaches and a thrilling chronicle of the 2008 Trojans quest for another championship, culminating in their victory over Penn State in ...

Steve Bisheff, 2009

Get There Early: Sensing the Future to Compete in the Present

This book includes a map to the decade of dilemmas that we can already taste in events, drawing from the Ten-Year Forecast by Institute for the Future - which has a thirty-eight year track record.

Bob Johansen, Robert Johansen, 2007

Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self

Examines competition and the competitive drive, looking at the force behind one's need to compete and the consequences of that need.

David Apostolico, 2009

Africa Can Compete!: Export Opportunities and Challenges in ...

All 15 new independent states established in the economic space of the former Soviet Union suffered big declines in output and trade after gaining independence.

‎1996

Failing to Compete: Technology Development and Technology ...

Central to the book is its combination of academic analysis with a strong policy focus - policy implications are drawn for each case-study country.

Sanjaya Lall, Carlo Pietrobelli, 2002

Eat to Compete: The Guide to Sports Nutrition

This text gives thorough coverage of the major considerations of nutrition in sports.

Marilyn Shope Peterson, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPETE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compete is used in the context of the following news items.

Will Carlos Slim Be Allowed To Compete Against Mexican Rivals …

To what extent the listing will allow them to compete with Cemex, which has grown from a small regional company into one of the world's ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Prince Fielder willing to compete in Home Run derby, but will he get …

Fielder, a two-time champion of the derby, has acknowledged a willingness to compete again, but said he has not been contacted. The only AL ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

Goodwin to compete at Pan American Games

Next summer, Goodwin could also have the chance to compete at the Summer Olympics in Rio. For now, the 5-foot-9, 179-pounder only said ... «Bills Blitz - The Buffalo News, Jul 15»

MLB notes: Pujols to compete in Home Run Derby

Albert Pujols' sons were pressing their father to take part in the All-Star Home Run Derby. Alberto Jr. and Ezra got their wish. Pujols, the Los ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

JM grad Young gets chance to compete at Pan Am Games

When Tim Young received an e-mail indicating he was a finalist to compete in the Pan Am Games the Fredericksburg distance runner was ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jul 15»

Morris Twp. kids compete in junior olympics

MORRIS TWP. – Children from all over the township ran, jumped and threw in the Fifth Annual Morris Township Junior Olympics and Field Day ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»

Ayden's Avery to compete in World Championships of Cornhole

GREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) – Caleb Avery, is set to compete this weekend in the ACO World Championships of Cornhole. Avery, 18, is a recent ... «WNCT, Jul 15»

Lauren Holiday says she will no longer compete with US national team

LOS ANGELES – U.S. midfielder Lauren Holiday bade an emotional farewell to the women's national team Tuesday, two days after winning the ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

A Nintendo executive will compete in Smash Bros at Evo

Bill Trinen, Nintendo's senior product marketing manager, will compete in Smash Bros. for Wii U at the event in Las Vegas later this month. «The Daily Dot, Jul 15»

Cycling a family affair: Sisters from West Allis train, compete together …

WEST ALLIS — They are national champions in cycling, and they're sisters from West Allis, With the guidance of their father, they have become ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»