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kilpailla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compete verb To try to win or do better than others in a contest, market, or rivalry.
  • contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • rival noun A person, team, or organisation competing for the same goal as another.
  • vie verb To compete eagerly with others to get or achieve something.

Senses

kilpailla is used for these senses in English:

  • contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • race (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
  • take on (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.
  • vie (intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

contest — full definition

  1. noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  2. verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.

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