"compete" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /kəm.ˈpiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compete.wav [Southern-England] Forms: competes [present, singular, third-person], competing [participle, present], competed [participle, past], competed [past]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), present active infinitive of competō, from com- (“with”) + petō (“I seek, I aim for, I strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{bor|en|frm|competer}} Middle French competer, {{der|en|la|competere||to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of}} Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), {{m|la|competō}} competō, {{m|la|com-||with}} com- (“with”), {{m|la|petō||I seek, I aim for, I strive for}} petō (“I seek, I aim for, I strive for”), {{cog|la|competītor||competitor}} Latin competītor (“competitor”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} compete (third-person singular simple present competes, present participle competing, simple past and past participle competed)
  1. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend Translations (to contend): ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai) (Ancient Greek), تَنَافَسَ (tanāfasa) (Arabic), تَبَارَى (tabārā) (Arabic), մրցել (mrcʻel) (Armenian), сапе́рнічаць (sapjérničacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), състезавам се (sǎstezavam se) (Bulgarian), съревновавам се (sǎrevnovavam se) (Bulgarian), съпернича (sǎperniča) (Bulgarian), competir (Catalan), 競爭 (Chinese Mandarin), 竞争 (jìngzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 高下 (gāoxià) (Chinese Mandarin), soutěžit (Czech), konkurovat (Czech), konkurrere (Danish), wedijveren (Dutch), konkuri (Esperanto), kilpailla (Finnish), rivaliser (French), concourir (French), შეჯიბრება (šeǯibreba) (Georgian), ასპარეზობა (asṗarezoba) (Georgian), streiten (German), konkurrieren (German), (sich) messen (German), התחרה (hitkhará) (Hebrew), versenyez (Hungarian), competere (Italian), gareggiare (Italian), 争う (arasou) (Japanese), 競う (kisou) (Japanese), 競争する (kyōsō suru) (Japanese), 勝負する (shōbu suru) (Japanese), ແຂ່ງ (khǣng) (Lao), ແຂ່ງຂັນ (khǣng khan) (Lao), konkurēt (Latvian), ᦵᦀᧂᧈ (˙ʼeng¹) (), се натпрева́рува (se natpreváruva) (Macedonian), bertanding (Malay), മത്സരിയ്ക്കുക (matsariykkuka) (Malayalam), taumāhekeheke (Maori), taupatupatu (Maori), tauwhāinga (Maori), тэмцэх (temcex) (Mongolian), konkurować [imperfective] (Polish), competir (Portuguese), rivalizar (Portuguese), соревнова́ться (sorevnovátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), состяза́ться (sostjazátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), конкури́ровать (konkurírovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сопе́рничать (sopérničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), स्पर्धते (spardhate) (Sanskrit), ၶေႉၶဵင်ႇ (khḛ̂e khàeng) (Shan), súťažiť [imperfective] (Slovak), competir (Spanish), wania (Swahili), tävla (Swedish), konkurrera (Swedish), แข่ง (kɛ̀ng) (Thai), แข่งขัน (kɛ̀ng-kǎn) (Thai), boy ölçüşmek (Turkish), yarışmak (Turkish), конкурува́ти (konkuruváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), змага́тися (zmahátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), cystadlu (Welsh), פֿאַרמעסטן (farmestn) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-compete-en-verb-6p2RN~wH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 8 9 Disambiguation of 'to contend': 77 1 22
  2. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-compete-en-verb-islqY8mh Disambiguation of Sports: 30 51 19
  3. To take part in a contest, game or similar event
    Sense id: en-compete-en-verb-ZgfIqzzM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: noncompete, non-compete Related terms: competent, competition, competitor

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to contend",
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "to contend",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jìngzhēng",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "竞争"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gāoxià",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "高下"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "soutěžit"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "konkurovat"
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "word": "konkurrere"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "konkuri"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "kilpailla"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "rivaliser"
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        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "concourir"
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          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šeǯibreba",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "შეჯიბრება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "asṗarezoba",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ასპარეზობა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "streiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "konkurrieren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "(sich) messen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "agōnízomai",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ἀγωνίζομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hitkhará",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "התחרה"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "versenyez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "competere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "gareggiare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "arasou",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "争う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kisou",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "競う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyōsō suru",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "競争する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shōbu suru",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "勝負する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "khǣng",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ແຂ່ງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "khǣng khan",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ແຂ່ງຂັນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "konkurēt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "˙ʼeng¹",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ᦵᦀᧂᧈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "se natpreváruva",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "се натпрева́рува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "bertanding"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "matsariykkuka",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "മത്സരിയ്ക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "taumāhekeheke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "taupatupatu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "tauwhāinga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "temcex",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "тэмцэх"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "konkurować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "competir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "rivalizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sorevnovátʹsja",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "соревнова́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sostjazátʹsja",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "состяза́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "konkurírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "конкури́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sopérničatʹ",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "сопе́рничать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "spardhate",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "स्पर्धते"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "roman": "khḛ̂e khàeng",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "ၶေႉၶဵင်ႇ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "súťažiť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "competir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "wania"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "tävla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "konkurrera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kɛ̀ng",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "แข่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kɛ̀ng-kǎn",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "แข่งขัน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "boy ölçüşmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "word": "yarışmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "konkuruváty",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "конкурува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zmahátysja",
          "sense": "to contend",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "змага́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 1 22",
          "code": "cy",
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      "roman": "tanāfasa",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "تَنَافَسَ"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "to contend",
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      "roman": "mrcʻel",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "մրցել"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "sapjérničacʹ",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "sǎstezavam se",
      "sense": "to contend",
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    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎrevnovavam se",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "съревновавам се"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎperniča",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "съпернича"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "competir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "競爭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìngzhēng",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "竞争"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gāoxià",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "高下"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "soutěžit"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkurovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkurrere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "wedijveren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "kilpailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "rivaliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "concourir"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeǯibreba",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "შეჯიბრება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "asṗarezoba",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ასპარეზობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "streiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkurrieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "(sich) messen"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "agōnízomai",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ἀγωνίζομαι"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitkhará",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "התחרה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "versenyez"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "competere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "gareggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arasou",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "争う"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kisou",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "競う"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōsō suru",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "競争する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōbu suru",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "勝負する"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khǣng",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ແຂ່ງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khǣng khan",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ແຂ່ງຂັນ"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkurēt"
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      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "˙ʼeng¹",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ᦵᦀᧂᧈ"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se natpreváruva",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "се натпрева́рува"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "bertanding"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "matsariykkuka",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "മത്സരിയ്ക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "taumāhekeheke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "taupatupatu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "tauwhāinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "temcex",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "тэмцэх"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "konkurować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "competir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "rivalizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sorevnovátʹsja",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "соревнова́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sostjazátʹsja",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "состяза́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konkurírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "конкури́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sopérničatʹ",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сопе́рничать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "spardhate",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "स्पर्धते"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "khḛ̂e khàeng",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "ၶေႉၶဵင်ႇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "súťažiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "competir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "wania"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "tävla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "konkurrera"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kɛ̀ng",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "แข่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kɛ̀ng-kǎn",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "แข่งขัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "boy ölçüşmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "yarışmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "konkuruváty",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "конкурува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zmahátysja",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "змага́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "cystadlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "farmestn",
      "sense": "to contend",
      "word": "פֿאַרמעסטן"
    }
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}

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