ALL meanings of compete
com·pete
C c - verb compete If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it. 4
- verb compete When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or countries compete. 3
- verb compete If you compete with someone for something, you try to get it for yourself and stop the other person getting it. You can also say that two people compete for something. 3
- verb compete to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with) 3
- intransitive verb compete to enter into or be in rivalry; contend; vie (in a contest, athletic meet, etc.) 3
- verb without object compete to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business. 1
- intransitive verb compete sports 1
- intransitive verb compete be competitive 1
- intransitive verb compete non-sports 1
- noun compete Strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same. 1
- verb compete 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. 0