"compete" meaning in English

See compete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəm.ˈpiːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compete.wav [UK] Forms: compete [canonical], competes [third-person, singular], competed [past], competed [past, participle], competing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|compet|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you compete for something, you are working against other people to get it.
    Sense id: simple-compete-en-verb-aKyBgGX9 Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "He competed but failed to win a medal in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam."
        },
        {
          "text": "Is it a good idea to allow female athletes to compete in male high school athletic events?"
        },
        {
          "text": "East Asian countries are successfully competing against Japanese goods around the world."
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          "text": "The better teams compete against good teams while poorer teams compete with each other."
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          "text": "Health insurance companies have started competing to offer plans for both individuals and families."
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          "text": "Their specific products differ and do not directly compete with each other."
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          "text": "The Prime Minister said, \"this change doesn't have any big impact on our ability to compete with Germany or Japan.\""
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