compete
gb/kəmpˈit/ us/kəmpˈit/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2500
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Try to win against others
To try to win or be better than other people in a game, sport, or other activity.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to compete against [someone] for [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'compete' with 'complete' due to similar spelling; they have very different meanings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
contend (More formal; often used in legal, political, or serious competitive contexts.)
|
vie (Somewhat formal and less common; often used in writing rather than speech.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
cooperate (Focuses on working together rather than trying to beat each other.)
పదకలయికలు
compete directly
|compete successfully
|compete internationally
|compete fiercely
|compete in
|compete against
విషయాలు
sports
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Several companies are competing for the contract.
- The two athletes will compete against each other in the finals.
- Small shops find it hard to compete with large supermarkets.
- Our school will compete in the national debate tournament next month.
- Local farmers struggle to compete in the global market.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I will compete in the race tomorrow.
- They compete against other schools every year.
- We compete to see who can finish first.
- She wants to compete in the swimming contest.
క్రియ
B2
state
2
Be as good as others
To be as good as someone or something else.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to compete with [something/someone] in [quality/area]
పర్యాయపదాలు
rival (Highlights an ongoing competition between equals.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
fall behind (Means to be worse or less successful compared to others.)
పదకలయికలు
compete on price
|compete on quality
|compete with the best
|compete in the market
విషయాలు
comparison
|business
|core_vocabulary
|work
ఉదాహరణలు
- This phone can easily compete with more expensive models.
- Our product competes well on both quality and price.
- Few restaurants can compete with theirs for taste and service.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Our team can compete with the best teams.
- This car can compete with bigger brands.
- No one can compete with her skills.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
compete
IPA
GB/kəmpˈit/
US/kəmpˈit/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
com - pete (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pete)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: compete
- 3rd Person Singular: competes
- Present Participle: competing
- Past: competed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
competes
verb
competing
verb
competed
verb
Core family
Related words
competitively
adverb
competitiveness
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
uncompetitive
adjective
Advanced or less common
anticompetitive
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
compete against time
1/kəmpˈit əɡˈɛnst tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Try to finish before a deadline
To try to do something very quickly because there is not much time left.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The rescue team was competing against time to save the trapped miners.
- We were competing against time to get the project done before the deadline.
compete head-to-head
1/kəmpˈit hˈɛd tə hˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Face an opponent directly
To compete directly with another person or team at the same time and place.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The two companies are competing head-to-head for market share.
- The finalists will compete head-to-head in tomorrow's match.