compete
verb (used without object)
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
competed
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past participleof compete.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof compete.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
competeverb (used without object)to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in business.
Example Sentences
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Joanna Wietrzyk, a 24-year-old Melborne resident, could be seen with what appears to be fecal matter on parts of her body as she competed in a Hyrox event Saturday in Beijing, China.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But it suggested bigger risks ahead if the world’s largest chains decided, one day, to stock their shelves with more products bearing their own names that competed directly with P&G brands.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
All three daughters have competed on the dance team at no cost, with the two oldest becoming team captains and student leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Romeo Lavia: Produced a superb defensive header to clear the danger in the 32nd minute and competed aggressively throughout.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Of the twenty players he was to meet, he’d competed against only three: Benko, Sherwin, and Petrosian.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
