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compete
(redirected from competes)

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compete against someone
to contend against someone; to play against someone in a game or contest. I don't see how I can compete against all of them. She refused to compete against her own brothers.
See also: against

compete against something

to struggle against something; to seem to be in a contest with something. It was hard to be heard. I was competing against the noise of construction. Please stop talking. I do not wish to compete against the audience when I lecture.
See also: against

compete for someone or something

to contend against or contest [someone] for someone or something; to struggle for someone or something [against a competitor]. They are competing for a lovely prize. Ed and Roger are competing for Alice's attention.

compete in something

to enter into a competition. I do not want to compete in that contest. Ann looked forward to competing in the race.

compete with someone or something

to contend against someone, something, or a group; to play in a competition against someone, something, or a group. I can't compete with all this noise. We always compete closely with our crosstown rivals, Adams High School.


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Olympic team who now competes for Bakersfield Swimming, took fourth in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 in the final tune-up before the ConocoPhillips National Championships in August in Irvine.
In addition to Criste, who competes in the 200-meter breaststroke today and the 100 Saturday, Canyons teammates Lisa Andrade, Tyler Clark, Matt Jensen and Gabe Woodward are all entered in at least one individual event.
 
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