English

Verb

compete ‎(third-person singular simple present competes, present participle competing, simple past and past participle competed)

1. 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.

Usage notes

A person will compete for a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons compete against one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can compete with each other as teammates, however compete with is also used to indicate two persons competing against each other.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

compete

1. third-person singular present indicative of competere

Latin

Verb

compete

1. second-person singular present active imperative of competō

Portuguese

Verb

compete

1. third-person singular present indicative of competir
2. second-person singular imperative of competir

Spanish

Verb

compete

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of competer.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of competer.