Compete — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʊkuːɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɪliənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɪliənsi/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʊkuːɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contend vie

Word Forms

competitive	adjective	involving competition or competitiveness
competitory	adjective	involving competition or competitiveness
competition	noun	the act of competing as for profit or a prize
competitor	noun	the contestant you hope to defeat
contention	noun	the act of competing as for profit or a prize
contender	noun	the contestant you hope to defeat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wetteifern

um etwas konkurrieren; an einem Wettbewerb teilnehmen; sich mit anderen messen

🇫🇷French

rivaliser

concourir pour quelque chose ; participer à un concours ; se mesurer aux autres

🇪🇸Spanish

competir

competir por algo; participar en un concurso; medirse contra los demás

🇮🇹Italian

competere

competere per qualcosa; partecipare a un concorso; misurarsi con gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

concurreren

strijden om iets; deelnemen aan een wedstrijd; zich meten met anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

competir

competir por algo; participar de um concurso; medir-se contra os outros

🇷🇺Russian

конкурировать

конкурировать за что-либо; принять участие в конкурсе; сравнивать себя с другими

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरा

किसी चीज़ के लिए प्रतिस्पर्धा करना; किसी प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेना; खुद को दूसरों के मुकाबले मापें

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিযোগিতা

কিছুর জন্য প্রতিযোগিতা করা; একটি প্রতিযোগিতায় জড়িত; অন্যদের বিরুদ্ধে নিজেকে পরিমাপ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்டியிடுகின்றன

ஏதாவது போட்டி; ஒரு போட்டியில் ஈடுபட; மற்றவர்களுக்கு எதிராக தன்னை அளவிடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోటీ చేస్తారు

ఏదో పోటీ; పోటీలో పాల్గొనండి; ఇతరులకు వ్యతిరేకంగా తనను తాను కొలవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पर्धा करणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीसाठी स्पर्धा करणे; स्पर्धेत सहभागी व्हा; स्वतःला इतरांविरुद्ध मोजा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પર્ધા

કંઈક માટે સ્પર્ધા; હરીફાઈમાં ભાગ લેવો; અન્ય સામે પોતાને માપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಪೈಪೋಟಿ; ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಇತರರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಅಳೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മത്സരിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും മത്സരിക്കുക; ഒരു മത്സരത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക; മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കെതിരെ സ്വയം അളക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ; ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣਾ; ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਮਾਪੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقابلہ

کسی چیز کے لیے مقابلہ کرنا؛ ایک مقابلہ میں مشغول؛ دوسروں کے خلاف خود کی پیمائش کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

竞争

为某事而竞争；参加比赛；衡量自己与他人的比较

🇯🇵Japanese

競争する

何かを求めて競争する。コンテストに参加する。自分を他人と比べて測る

🇰🇷Korean

경쟁하다

무언가를 두고 경쟁하다; 콘테스트에 참여하십시오. 자신을 다른 사람과 비교하여 측정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn thành

cạnh tranh cho một cái gì đó; tham gia vào một cuộc thi; so sánh bản thân với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

แข่งขัน

แข่งขันเพื่อบางสิ่งบางอย่าง เข้าร่วมการแข่งขัน วัดตนเองกับผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersaing

bersaing untuk sesuatu; terlibat dalam kontes; mengukur diri sendiri dibandingkan orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

makipagkumpetensya

makipagkumpetensya para sa isang bagay; sumali sa isang paligsahan; sukatin ang sarili laban sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

bersaing

bersaing untuk sesuatu; terlibat dalam pertandingan; mengukur diri terhadap orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنافس

التنافس على شيء ما؛ المشاركة في المسابقة؛ قياس نفسه ضد الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

رقابت کنند

رقابت برای چیزی؛ شرکت در مسابقه؛ خود را با دیگران بسنجد

🇹🇷Turkish

rekabet etmek

bir şey için rekabet etmek; bir yarışmaya katılın; kendini başkalarına karşı ölçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַרוֹת

להתחרות על משהו; להשתתף בתחרות; למדוד את עצמו מול אחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'compete'?

The primary meaning of 'compete' is 'compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'compete' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'compete' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'compete' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'compete' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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