competeとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /kəm.ˈpiːt/
• 韻: -iːt

動詞

compete (三人称単数 現在形 competes, 現在分詞 competing, 過去形および過去分詞形 competed)

1. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
   • December 13 2016, RTE, Golden Globes going green again to honour Irish talent

     Negga, who was born in Ethiopia but grew up in Limerick, already has a clutch of Best Actress nominations under her belt for Loving but this is the most high profile to date. She's won rave reviews for her performance since the movie's premiere at Cannes in May, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.

   • 1910, Victor Appleton, Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat

     "No. But one, or both of those men, may prove to be worse. That second man was Addison Berg, and he's agent for a firm of submarine boat builders who are rivals of dad's. Berg has been trying to find out why we abandoned our intention of competing for the Government prize."

   • 1909, Cup for Amateurs

     The idea behind Sir Montagu's gift is that there should be for the amateur clubs a trophy which will take the place of the Stanley Cup, now becoming a trophy for which professional clubs will alone compete.

2. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
   • 2010, Barrack Obama, Presidential Weekly Address - 27 February 2010

     Now, when it comes to meeting the larger challenges we face as a nation, I realize that finding this unity is easier said than done – especially in Washington. But if we want to compete on the world stage as well as we’ve competed in the world’s games, we need to find common ground.

3. To take part in a contest, game or similar event

使用する際の注意点

A person will compete for a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons compete against one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can compete with each other as teammates, however compete with is also used to indicate two persons competing against each other.

派生語

• noncompete

反意語

• cooperate

関連する語

Further reading

• compete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

動詞

compete

1. second-person singular present active imperative of competō