intransitive verb
: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry
companies competing for customers
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
She competed against students from around the country.
We are competing with companies that are twice our size.
Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.
Recent Examples on the Web
But adding players to compete on the field is only part of the equation.
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After winning the state title, Bindas skipped the U.S. High School Nationals to compete in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard U18 Eastern national championships.
—Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
The following year, the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic was born, where the best high school players from across the country were invited to the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh to compete.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
This year, 32 nations are set to compete.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2023
Sign up now to get daily updates in your inbox Lee, 20, said doctors did not clear her to compete or train.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
Stewart earned her Golden Ticket and will continue to compete in the Hollywood round.
—Michele Amabile Angermiller, Variety, 2 Apr. 2023
Davis expects Paul to compete in the Super Fight Division in early 2024.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
Chiles, who was waiting at the end of the vault runway to compete, jumped in the air and pulled the freshman into a tight embrace.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Late Latin competere to seek together, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable, from com- + petere to go to, seek — more at feather
First Known Use
1620, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
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in 1620
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
конкурировать, соревноваться, состязаться
глагол ↓
- состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании
to compete in a race — участвовать в скачках
to compete with others for a prize — участвовать в соревновании на приз
the students compete for scholarships — учащиеся держат конкурсный экзамен для получения стипендии
- конкурировать
to compete against other countries in trade — конкурировать с другими странами в торговле
the girls competed for his favour — девицы наперебой старались ему понравиться
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
to compete on price — конкурировать по цене
to compete in the Olympic games — участвовать в Олимпийских играх
compete with — соревноваться
compete on price — участвовать в ценовой конкуренции
compete in price — конкурировать в ценах
compete — соревноваться
compete against other countries in trade — конкурировать с другими странами в торговле
compete favourably — успешно конкурировать
compete for a post — участвовать в конкурсе на должность
compete set of quantum numbers — полный набор квантовых чисел
Примеры с переводом
We’re too small to compete with a company like that.
Наша фирма слишком мала, чтобы конкурировать с такой компанией.
The company wants to compete on the world stage.
Компания хочет конкурировать на мировой арене.
Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize.
Бегуны из разных стран борются за международную награду.
He relishes the chance to compete again.
Он в восторге от возможности вновь принять участие в соревнованиях.
If you hesitate, you may lose the opportunity to compete altogether.
Если будешь колебаться, то можешь вообще потерять возможность конкурировать.
Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
Ты принимал участие в соревнованиях по лёгкой атлетике, в субботу?
Though she’s almost 40, she still plans to compete.
Хотя ей почти сорок лет, она по-прежнему планирует выступать на соревнованиях.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
How many runners will be competing in the marathon?
The company is now well placed to compete in Europe.
Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.
Возможные однокоренные слова
competence — компетенция, компетентность, правомочность, способность, умение, достаток
competency — компетенция, правомочность, полномочие, достаток
competent — компетентный, правомочный, авторитетный, знающий, полноправный, достаточный
competing — конкурировать, соревноваться, состязаться
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: compete
he/she/it: competes
ing ф. (present participle): competing
2-я ф. (past tense): competed
3-я ф. (past participle): competed
com·pete
(kəm-pēt′)
intr.v. com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing, com·petes
To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory. See Synonyms at rival.
[Late Latin competere, to strive together, from Latin, to coincide, be suitable : com-, com- + petere, to seek; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
compete
(kəmˈpiːt)
vb
(often foll by: with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
[C17: from Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
com•pete
(kəmˈpit)
v.i. -pet•ed, -pet•ing.
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
[1610–20; < Latin competere to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice (Late Latin: seek, ask for)]
syn: compete, contend, contest mean to strive or struggle. compete emphasizes a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one’s best: to compete for a prize. contend suggests striving in opposition or debate as well as competition: to contend against obstacles; to contend about minor details. contest implies struggling to gain or hold something in a formal competition or battle: to contest with the incumbent for the nomination.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
compete
— Comes from Latin competere, «come together,» but in later Latin, it developed the sense «strive together,» which was the basis for the English term.
See also related terms for strive.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
compete
Past participle: competed
Gerund: competing
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we will have been competing |
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we had been competing |
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I would compete |
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we would compete |
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you would have competed |
he/she/it would have competed |
we would have competed |
you would have competed |
they would have competed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | compete — compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
try for, go for — make an attempt at achieving something; «She tried for the Olympics» play — participate in games or sport; «We played hockey all afternoon»; «play cards»; «Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches» run off — decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff run — compete in a race; «he is running the Marathon this year»; «let’s race and see who gets there first» rival — be the rival of, be in competition with; «we are rivaling for first place in the race» emulate — compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; «This artist’s drawings cannot emulate his water colors» rival, equal, match, touch — be equal to in quality or ability; «Nothing can rival cotton for durability»; «Your performance doesn’t even touch that of your colleagues»; «Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
compete
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
compete
verb
To strive against (others) for victory:
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
soutěžitkonkurovatsoupeřit
konkurrerekappes
kilpailla
natjecati se
versenyez
keppa
競争する争う張り合う
경쟁하다
konkurencijakonkurencingaskonkurentaskonkuruotilinkęs konkuruoti
konkurētsacensties
tekmovati
tävla
แข่งขัน
cạnh tranh
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
compete
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
compete
(kəmˈpiːt) verb
to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc. We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job?
competition (kompəˈtiʃən) noun
1. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder.
2. people competing for a prize etc. There’s a lot of competition for this job.
3. a contest for a prize. Have you entered the tennis competition?
competitive (kəmˈpetətiv) adjective
1. (of a person) enjoying competition. a competitive child.
2. (of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.
3. (of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner. I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.
competitor (kəmˈpetitə) noun
a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
compete
→ يَتَنَافَسُ soupeřit konkurrere konkurrieren διαγωνίζομαι competir kilpailla concourir natjecati se gareggiare 競争する 경쟁하다 wedijveren konkurrere współzawodniczyć competir конкурировать tävla แข่งขัน yarışmak cạnh tranh 比赛
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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compete1) состяза́ться, соревнова́ться
2) конкури́ровать ( with — с кем-л.; for — из-за чего-л., ра́ди чего-л.)
3) принима́ть уча́стие в спорти́вном соревнова́нии
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > compete
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competeEnglish-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > compete
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competeПерсональный Сократ > compete
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compete1. I
the prize was open to all, but few competed состязание на приз было открытым, но мало кто принял участие
2. II
compete in some manner compete freely свободно и т. д. конкурировать /соревноваться/; these two books do not compete at all эти книги совершенно /никак/ друг с другом не конкурируют
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1) compete with /against/ smb., smth. compete with others successfully успешно и т. д. соперничать /конкурировать, вести борьбу/ с другими и т. д.; compete in smth. compete in chess состязаться / выступать/ в шахматных соревнованиях; few competed in the race [очень] немногие участвовали в гонках; an injury kept him from competing in the final race из-за травмы он не мог участвовать в финальном забеге; compete with smb. in doing smth. compete with others in running состязаться с остальными [участниками] в беге и т. д; compete for smth. compete for a prize принимать участие в соревнованиях на приз и т. д.; students must compete for a scholarship студенты должны соревноваться за право получать стипендию; compete with smb. for smth. compete with smb. for a prize соревноваться / состязаться, бороться/ с кем-л. за приз и т. д., оспаривать у кого-л. [право на] приз и т. д.
2) compete with smth. there is no book that can compete with this one ни одна книга не может соперничать с этой; а new dictionary must be very good if it is to compete with the many already in the market новый словарь должен быть очень хорошим /обладать большими достоинствами/, чтобы конкурировать с теми, которые уже имеются в продаже; compete in smth. compete in quality конкурировать /соревноваться, соперничать/ по качеству; compete successfully in the open market of the world успешно конкурировать на открытом мировом рынке; compete with smb., smth. in smth. compete with him in talent соперничать с ним в таланте и т. д.; compete in smth. against smb. compete in trade against this firm конкурировать с этой фирмой на рынке, быть торговым соперником этой фирмы
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compete[kəm’piːt]
v
конкурировать, соревноваться, состязаться, соперничать, участвовать в спортивном соревновании
Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize. — Бегуны из разных стран будут соперничать за получение приза.
Jim competed with the world’s best runners in the Games, and did well to come third. — Соперниками Джима были лучшие бегуны мира, и его третье место — отличный результат
— compete with smb
— compete with other countries in trade
— compete for customers
— compete for a prize
— compete for new markets
— compete in football
— compete in the Olympic games
— compete with others for a prizeEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > compete
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competekəmˈpi:t гл.
1) состязаться, соперничать, конкурировать Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize. ≈ Бегуны из разных стран будут соперничать за получение приза. Jim competed with the world’s best runners in the Games, and did well to come third. ≈ Соперниками Джима были лучшие бегуны мира, и его третье место — отличный результат. Syn: contend, oppose, rival, vie Ant: coincide, collaborate, co-operate
2) участвовать в спортивном соревновании to compete in the Olympic games ≈ участвовать в Олимпийских играх to compete with others for a prize ≈ участвовать в соревновании на приз ∙ compete against compete with
состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании;
— to * in a race участвовать в скачках;
— to * with others for a prize участвовать в соревновании на приз;
— the students * for scholarships учащиеся держат конкурсный экзамен для получения стипендии конкурировать;
— to * against other countries in trade конкурировать с другими странами в торговле;
— the girls *d for his favour девицы наперебой старались ему понравиться
~ on price участвовать в ценовой конкуренции
covenant not to ~ обязательство не участвовать в конкуренцииБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > compete
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compete[kəmʹpi:t]
1. состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании
the students compete for scholarships — учащиеся держат конкурсный экзамен для получения стипендии
2. конкурировать
to compete against other countries in trade — конкурировать с другими странами в торговле
the girls competed for his favour — девицы наперебой старались ему понравиться
НБАРС > compete
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compete[kəm’piːt]
гл.
1) состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в (спортивном) соревновании
Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize. — Бегуны из разных стран борются за международную награду.
Jim competed with the world’s best runners in the Games, and did well to come third. — Соперниками Джима на Олимпийских играх были лучшие бегуны мира, и его третье место — отличный результат.
Syn:
Ant:
2) конкурировать; соперничать
We try to make the trains run on time, but we can’t compete against the weather. — Мы пытаемся наладить расписание поездов, но погода сильнее нас.
We’re too small to compete with a company like that. — Наша фирма слишком мала, чтобы конкурировать с такой компанией.
Англо-русский современный словарь > compete
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compete1. v состязаться, соревноваться, участвовать в соревновании
2. v конкурировать
Синонимический ряд:
1. contend (verb) clash; combat; contend; contest; fight; oppose; run; spar; strive; tilt; vie
Антонимический ряд:
surrender; yield
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competeАнгло-русский синонимический словарь > compete
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compete[kəmˈpi:t]
compete on price участвовать в ценовой конкуренции covenant not to compete обязательство не участвовать в конкуренции
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competeАнгло-русский технический словарь > compete
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competev
конкурировать; соперничать
to compete effectively on / in the world market — эффективно конкурировать на мировом рынке
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competeEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > compete
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competeсостязаться; конкурировать
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competekəmˈpi:tсостязаться, соревноваться, конкурировать
Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > compete
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competeУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > compete
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compete[kəm`piːt]
состязаться, соперничать, конкурировать
участвовать в спортивном соревновании
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > compete
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compete* * *
бороться, выступать
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competeverb
1) состязаться, соревноваться
2) конкурировать (with с кем-л.; for из-за чего-л., ради чего-л.)
3) принимать участие в спортивном соревновании
Syn:
contend, oppose, rival, vie
Ant:
coincide, collaborate, co-operate
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(v) конкурировать; соревноваться
* * *
состязание, конкурировать
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[com·pete || kəm’piːt]
состязаться, соревноваться, принимать участие в спортивном соревновании, конкурировать* * *
конкурировать
соревноваться
соревнуйтесь
состязаться
* * *
1) состязаться
2) участвовать в спортивном соревнованииНовый англо-русский словарь > compete
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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
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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
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verb (used without object), com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing.
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.
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Idioms about compete
cannot/can’t compete with, to not be, by a great degree, as good or capable as (someone or something else): These roses are lovely, but they can’t compete with the ones we grew back home in Ecuador.
Origin of compete
First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin competere “to meet, coincide, be fitting, suffice” (Late Latin: “to seek, ask for”), equivalent to com- “with, together” + petere “to seek”; see com-. The Late Latin and English senses were influenced by competitor
synonym study for compete
Compete, contend, contest mean to strive to outdo or excel. Compete implies having a sense of rivalry and of striving to do one’s best as well as to outdo another: to compete for a prize. Contend suggests opposition or disputing as well as rivalry: to contend with an opponent, against obstacles. Contest suggests struggling to gain or hold something, as well as contending or disputing: to contest a position or ground ( in battle ); to contest a decision.
OTHER WORDS FROM compete
com·pet·er, nouncom·pet·ing·ly, adverbnon·com·pet·ing, adjectiveout·com·pete, verb (used with object), out·com·pet·ed, out·com·pet·ing.
Words nearby compete
compensatory finance, compensatory lengthening, compensatory time, comper, compère, compete, competence, competency, competent, competently, competition
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Words related to compete
battle, challenge, clash, contend, contest, face, fight, play, spar, try, vie, wrestle, attempt, bandy, bid, collide, emulate, encounter, essay, fence
How to use compete in a sentence
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It’s worth noting, of course, that low end of the mug category is ready available at your local 99 cent store, and that’s not likely a space Ember is raring to compete in.
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In this regard, it’s hard for a mere nova to compete with a supernova explosion, which, though rare, releases far more newly produced elements than a nova does.
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It competes with Robinhood, M1 Finance and other American fintech companies that offer consumers a way to invest in equities with low or zero fees.
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The Hurricane already hosted an open tryout in January where 150 players competed for five open slots on the roster.
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The Washington Post, inspired by its owner Jeff Bezos, has built a suite of advertising tools called Zeus Technology to help publishers and advertisers on the open web compete for ad dollars with big tech firms like Google and Facebook.
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Good, caring teachers recognized his talent and challenged him to work hard to compete at the highest levels.
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As described by its inventor, there is an Honest team and a Mafia team that compete against each other.
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This puts them at odds with the countless polytheistic religions, where many gods compete for prominence.
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A notably large Irish contingent took part in the infamous draft riots because they did not want to compete for jobs with blacks.
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It also forced banks to consider designing their own Internet money market funds to compete with Yu’E Bao.
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He designed it entirely himself; he had not to compete for the building of it, but had carte blanche in regard to every detail.
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It has no established reputation in this country, and on account of the high duties can not compete with our domestic tobaccos.
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The hero of the adventure does not compete with any number of knights, but is each day confronted with a chosen champion.
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All the women who compete for these — 77 — prizes will be assembled on the grand staircase before the orchestra.
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Only three remained to compete now for the prize, the others having given up.
British Dictionary definitions for compete
verb
(intr often foll by with) to contend (against) for profit, an award, athletic supremacy, etc; engage in a contest (with)
Word Origin for compete
C17: from Late Latin competere to strive together, from Latin: to meet, come together, agree, from com- together + petere to seek
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