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(v)
(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
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(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
(n)
(uncountable) The action of competing.
An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
(adj)
Of or pertaining to competition.
The state of being competitive.
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
(intransitive) To contend.
To position or be positioned physically:
(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
To help.
To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.
(transitive) To hit; to strike.
To work on a tender.
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
Agreement; concurring.
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
(intransitive) To make an offer to pay or accept a certain price.
The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
A confrontation; a dare.
(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
(ambitransitive) To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
A hole in the ground.
To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
A physical fight or struggle.
To challenge someone.
(idiomatic) To meet expectations; to be as good as.
(informal, figuratively) To manage to remain up to date with trends, fashions, etc.
(intransitive) To confront (each other).
The act of one who vies; rivalry.
To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
(adv)
In a competitive manner.
To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.
(transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
(intransitive) To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.
(intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
(intransitive) To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
To be more successful than a competitor; especially to thrive in the presence of an organism that is competing for resources.
To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
(transitive) To perform better than something or someone.
(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
(transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
To work together with others to achieve a common goal.
The act of one who struggles.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(transitive, ditransitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Misspelling of competitive. [Of or pertaining to competition.]
A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
Effort; the act of one who strives.
(transitive) To bid more than (somebody else) in an auction.
(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
(transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
(transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
(transitive) To change or transform (something).
(intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
(transitive) To go faster than; to exceed the pace of.
(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
(transitive) To gain (an object or desired result).
(transitive) To assist (someone or something) by granting a subsidy.
(transitive) To include as a constituent part or functionality.
To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.
(transitive, intransitive) To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.
(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.
Senses relating to caring for or waiting on someone, or accompanying or being present.
(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.