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to compete
01
to try to achieve a better result compared to that of other people or things
Intransitive: to compete with a rival | to compete for an achievement
Transitive: to compete to do sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
compete
3rd person singular
competes
Past simple
competed
Past participle
competed
Examples
Researchers compete to publish their findings in prestigious journals.
1.1
to join in a contest or game
Intransitive: to compete in a contest
Examples
Every year, hundreds of athletes compete in the city marathon.
Lexical Tree
competence
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competition
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