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.
will be competing
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future progressiveof compete.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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Robert Reid, who won Australia's first national competition, the Pearly Spurtle, will be competing in Scotland as part of his prize.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Outside clients will be competing for Starship flights with SpaceX itself, which is planning to aggressively use the vehicle to transport satellites for its Starlink internet business and for artificial-intelligence computing in space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
On a day CEO David Hopkinson doubled down on his assertion that Newcastle will be competing for the biggest prizes by 2030, the naive visitors looked a long way off in that first half.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The Torrance native is trying to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals in halfpipe but will be competing with a torn labrum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
“The two girls who will be competing at the American Cup this year are”—she paused and looked down the whole line of girls before saying the names—“Katelyn Ohashi and Simone Biles.”
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
