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Webster 1913 Edition

Compete

Com-pete′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Competed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Competing
.]
[L.
completere
,
competitum
;
com-
+
petere
to seek. See
Petition
.]
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business;
as, tradesmen
compete
with one another
.
The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while
competing
for European alliances.
Bancroft.

Webster 1828 Edition

Compete

COMPETE

, v.i.
1.
To seek, or strive for the same thing as another; to carry on competition or rivalry.
Our manufacturers compete with the English in making cotton cloths.
2.
To strive or claim to be equal.
The sages of antiquity will not dare to compete with the inspired authors.

Definition 2024

compète

compète

See also: compete, compété, and competé

French

Noun

compète f ‎(plural compètes)

  1. apocopic form of compétition

Verb

compète

  1. first-person singular present indicative of compéter
  2. third-person singular present indicative of compéter
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of compéter
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of compéter
  5. second-person singular imperative of compéter

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