compete : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: compete	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for compete
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compete v compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others Synonym(s): compete, vie, contend
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compete \Compete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See {Petition}.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete* with one another. The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. --Bancroft.