compete+with
11compete — verb (I) 1 PERSON/BUSINESS to try to be more successful than another person or organization, especially in business (+ with): They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market. (+ for): She and her sister are always …
12compete — com|pete [ kəm pit ] verb intransitive *** to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business: We have to compete in a commercial environment. compete with/against: We re too small to compete with a company like that. a. to… …
13compete — 01. Finland is [competing] with Russia for the gold medal in hockey. 02. He won a major racquetball [competition] in town, and is going to be in the nationals next month. 03. There were about 200 [competitors], but only half of them actually… …
14compete — verb 1) they competed in a tennis tournament Syn: take part, participate, play, be a competitor, be involved; enter 2) they had to compete with other firms Syn: contend with, vie with, battle (with), wrangle with …
15compete — /kəm pi:t/ verb ♦ to compete with someone or with a company to try to do better than another person or another company ● We have to compete with cheap imports from the Far East. ● They were competing unsuccessfully with local companies on their… …
16compete — /kəm pi:t/ verb ♦ to compete with someone or with a company to try to do better than another person or another company ● We have to compete with cheap imports from the Far East. ● They were competing unsuccessfully with local companies on their… …
17compete*/*/ — [kəmˈpiːt] verb 1) to try to be more successful than other companies or people in business We re too small to compete with a company like that.[/ex] 2) to try to win a competition Her dream was to compete in the Olympics.[/ex] You will be… …
18compete — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, approach, attempt, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, contend, contend against,… …
19with — [[t]wɪð, wɪθ[/t]] ♦ (Pronounced [[t]wɪ̱ð[/t]] for meanings 20 and 21.) 1) PREP If one person is with another, they are together in one place. With her were her son and daughter in law... She is currently staying with her father at his home. 2)… …
20compete — verb To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another …
