compete

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpiːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpit/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pēt)

Inflections of 'compete' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
competes
v 3rd person singular
competing
v pres p
competed
v past
competed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
compete vi (sports, competition: take part)competir vi
 Teams will compete for the championship.
 Los equipos competirán por el campeonato.
compete in [sth] vi + prep (take part in: sports, competition)competir en vi + prep
 He can compete in any sport.
 Él puede competir en cualquier deporte.
compete against [sth/sb] vi + prep (sports, competition: try to beat)competir contra vi + prep
  enfrentarse a v prnl + prep
 Edwards will be competing against some of the best athletes in the world.
 Edwards competirá contra algunos de los mejores atletas del mundo.
compete vi (non-sports, business: strive to outdo)competir vi
 Companies should compete for your business.
 If we could lower the costs of production we might be able to compete in that market.
 Las empresas deberían competir por tu negocio.
compete with [sth/sb] vi + prep (have as a business rival)competir con vi + prep
 Small independent businesses have to compete with the large supermarkets.
 Los pequeños negocios independientes tienen que competir con los grandes supermercados.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
contract not to compete n (law: anti-competition agreement)contrato de no competencia loc nom m
contract not to compete v expr (law: prohibit rivalry)contrato de no competencia loc nom m
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Collocations: compete with the [best, fastest, smartest], compete with each other, compete directly with, more...

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