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competere — 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.
  • 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

competere is used for these senses in English:

  • vie (intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

rival — full definition

  1. noun A person, team, or organisation competing for the same goal as another.
  2. verb To be as good as, or nearly as good as, someone or something else.

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