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.
has competed
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present perfectof compete (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The 32-year-old has competed on 15 seasons of the popular reality dance show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
She says she's a "huge fan" of the first-person battle royale game and has competed in events herself, so attending the EWC in Paris was a no-brainer.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Of the nine Belmont horses, only Vitruvian Man has competed in anything but a maiden or stakes race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
YouTube for many years has competed for TV ad dollars with inventory served in and around videos posted by legions of amateur and semi-pro content creators around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Antony Watteau has competed for what is called the Prix de Rome, desiring greatly to profit by the grand establishment founded at Rome by King Lewis the Fourteenth, for the encouragement of French artists.
From Imaginary Portraits by Walter Pater
