compete — 1 Compete, contend, contest are comparable especially in their intransitive senses when they mean to strive to gain the mastery or upper hand. Compete (see also RIVAL) implies a struggle to overcome or get the better of in an activity requiring… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Compete — can refer to:*Competition the rivalry of two or more parties *Compete.com a web traffic analysis company *Compete America an industry trade group *Non compete clause a term used in contract law under which one party (usually an employee) agrees… … Wikipedia
Compete — Com*pete , v. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compete — I verb battle, be a candidate, be in the running, certare, challenge, clash, combat, contend, contest, cum homine contendere, duel, employ stratagem, encounter, engage in a contest, enter, enter competition, joust, match strength with, match wits … Law dictionary
compete — 1610s, from M.Fr. compéter be in rivalry with (14c.), or directly from L.L. competere strive in common, in classical Latin to come together, agree, to be qualified, later, strive together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + petere to strive … Etymology dictionary
compete — [v] go up against in contest attempt, bandy, battle, be in the running*, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, cope with, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go after, go for*, go for broke*, go for the gold*, grapple, in… … New thesaurus
compete — ► VERB ▪ strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others. ORIGIN Latin competere, from petere aim at, seek … English terms dictionary
compete — [kəm pēt′] vi. competed, competing [L competere, to strive together for, be qualified < com , together + petere, to rush at, desire: see FEATHER] to enter into or be in rivalry; contend; vie (in a contest, athletic meet, etc.) … English World dictionary
compete — com|pete W3S3 [kəmˈpi:t] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(business)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(in a competition)¦ 4 somebody/something can t compete with somebody/something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: competere [i] to try (with others) to get , from Latin,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compete */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpiːt] / US [kəmˈpɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms compete : present tense I/you/we/they compete he/she/it competes present participle competing past tense competed past participle competed to try to be more successful than other… … English dictionary
