jockey for position in English

Forms: jockeys for position [present, singular, third-person], jockeying for position [participle, present], jockeyed for position [participle, past], jockeyed for position [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} jockey for position (third-person singular simple present jockeys for position, present participle jockeying for position, simple past and past participle jockeyed for position)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "jockeys for position",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jockeying for position",
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    },
    {
      "form": "jockeyed for position",
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    },
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        "To try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race."
      ],
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        "To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally."
      ],
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        "(figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "jockey for position"
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "past"
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        "To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally."
      ],
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          "competition"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally."
      ],
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      ]
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"jockey for position" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms