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.
is competing
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present progressiveof compete (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Fery is competing in only his second event since his stunning run to the Wimbledon semi-finals in July.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Alibaba is competing in a market where Chinese companies are rolling out ever more sophisticated AI models at an increasingly rapid pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Google is competing for customers alongside other major AI developers including Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, as well as DeepSeek and Moonshot in China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Venus, meanwhile, is competing in her record 33rd consecutive WTA season at age 46.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The roots are uncomfortably large, as if each tree is competing with one another to see who can trip the most blockheaded adventurers.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
