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gareggiare — 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.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • vie verb To compete eagerly with others to get or achieve something.

Senses

gareggiare is used for these senses in English:

  • stand (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
  • stand (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
  • vie (intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

stand — full definition

  1. verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  2. verb To be located or positioned somewhere.
  3. verb To tolerate or endure something, usually in the negative.
  4. verb To remain valid or in effect.
  5. verb To be a candidate in an election.

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