compete

competeverb

1. try to wintry to be more successful than other people or groups, or try to get something that others also want

   intransitive [I] verb + preposition + object [V + prep + obj] verb + to-infinitive [V + to-inf]

   • Small shops can't compete with large supermarkets. V + prep + obj
   • Hundreds of people are competing for the same job. V + prep + obj
   • The two companies compete to win new customers. V + to-inf
   • The children always compete for their mother's attention. V + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + preposition compete with someone, compete against someone, compete for something

   adverb + verb directly compete, successfully compete

   verb + adverb compete fairly, compete effectively

2. take parttake part in a race, a game, or another contest

   intransitive [I] verb + preposition + object [V + prep + obj]

   • Twenty teams competed in the tournament. V + prep + obj
   • He hurt his leg and couldn't compete this weekend.
   • She hopes to compete at the national championships. V + prep + obj

   Collocations

   verb + preposition compete in a race, compete in a competition, compete at a championship