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.
competes
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present tense formof compete (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It competes with established global companies such as Tesla, Waymo and WeRide, and intends to catch up with faster development cycles and increased spending on computing, engineering and driving data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dow Jones competes with Thomson Reuters in financial news and information services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The honour of representing Wales is important to her as Finucane normally competes for Great Britain in major events like the Olympics and world championships.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
“And I think anybody enjoys playing with a quarterback who competes, who’s going to throw it all in there, and that’s the mentality he has. ... That’s something that’s been kind of his calling card.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Justice encouraged Will to join the Boy Scouts, and when he was invited to join his school’s Academic Team, which competes in quiz bowls, she insisted that he try it.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
